obviateEnglishOxford American Thesaurusobviate verb the settlement obviated the need for the separate cases to be heard in court: preclude, prevent, remove, get rid of, do away with, get around, rule out, eliminate, make unnecessary, take away, foreclose, avoid, avert, counter.
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