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title: obviate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «obviate» in the school dictionary: To remove a need or a problem, so that something is no longer necessary, as in "This obviates the need for…". Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# obviate

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**Who acts:** something, This, new bridge, boxes, good plan, need · **What happens:** remove, be, obviate, labell, rush, wear · **To what, where:** need, boxes, confusion, helmet · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«obviate» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [obviate in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/obviate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

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To remove a need or a problem, so that something is no longer necessary, as in "This obviates the need for…".

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obviate:m1:1
# text = To remove a need or a problem, so that something is no longer necessary, as in "This obviates the need for…".
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	remove	remove	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	need	need	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
9	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	15	mark	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
13	no	no	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	15	advmod	_	_
15	necessary	necessary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
17	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	fixed	_	_
19	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	21	nsubj	_	_
21	obviates	obviate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	need	need	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
24	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	…	.	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remove** | to-infinitive |  | a need or a problem |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | something |  |  |  |  | long, necessary *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **obviate** *in a quote* | present | This | the need |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent need=Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new bridge obviates the need for a ferry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obviate:x1:1
# text = The new bridge obviates the need for a ferry.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	obviates	obviate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	need	need	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ferry	ferry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **obviate** | present | the new bridge | the need |  |  |  | for a ferry | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent need=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Labelling the boxes obviated any confusion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obviate:x2:1
# text = Labelling the boxes obviated any confusion.
1	Labelling	labell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	boxes	box	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	obviated	obviate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	confusion	confusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **labell** | gerund |  | the boxes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **obviate** | participle | the boxes *not said here* | any confusion |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent confusion=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A good plan obviates the need for rushing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obviate:x3:1
# text = A good plan obviates the need for rushing.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	obviates	obviate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	need	need	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	rushing	rush	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **obviate** | present | a good plan | the need |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent need=Patient |
| 2 | **rush** | gerund | the need *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Wearing a helmet does not obviate the need to ride carefully.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obviate:x4:1
# text = Wearing a helmet does not obviate the need to ride carefully.
1	Wearing	wear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	helmet	helmet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	obviate	obviate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	need	need	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	ride	ride	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl	_	_
11	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | gerund |  | a helmet |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent helmet=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **obviate** | present · do-support | Wearing | the need |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent need=Patient |
| 3 | **ride** | to-infinitive | Wearing *not said here* | the need *not said here* |  |  |  | carefully *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The calculator obviates the need for long division.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obviate:x5:1
# text = The calculator obviates the need for long division.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	calculator	calculator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	obviates	obviate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	need	need	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	division	division	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **obviate** | present | the calculator | the need |  |  |  | for long division | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent need=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Online forms obviate the need for paper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:obviate:x6:1
# text = Online forms obviate the need for paper.
1	Online	online	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	forms	form	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	obviate	obviate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	need	need	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **obviate** | present | Online forms | the need |  |  |  | for paper | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent need=Patient |

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