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# obviating

«obviating» in Mova's school dictionary: **Removing a need or problem, so that something is no…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb form (present participle of obviate: obviate, obviates, obviated, obviating)

### meaning for a pupil

(formal) Removing a need or problem, so that something is no longer necessary. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obviating/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

A formal word used in reports and exam passages: "a system obviating the need for…". Everyday language would say "so we don't need" or "avoiding".

### examples

- The new lift is obviating the need for stairs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obviating/#x1)
- The plan aimed at obviating any delay. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obviating/#x2)
- The app saves time by obviating paperwork. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obviating/#x3)
- Solar panels are obviating the need for a generator. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obviating/#x4)
- By obviating the risk, the rule kept everyone safe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obviating/#x5)
- Checking twice means obviating silly mistakes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obviating/#x6)

### note

Formal; "-ing" form of "obviate" (drop the "e"). Almost always used with "the need for". Not related in meaning to "obvious".

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «obviating» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obviating/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.