The meaning of obviate is not as obvious as it seems:
Pronunciation:
\ˈäb-vē-ˌāt\
Function:
transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):
ob·vi·at·ed; ob·vi·at·ing
Etymology:
Late Latin obviatus, past participle of obviare to meet, withstand, from Latin obviam
Date:
1598
: to anticipate and prevent (as a situation) or make unnecessary (as an action)]
3 comments:
I thought that's what ladies did to create an egg????
By the way, my word verification was feerp. I like that.
My translators kicked it back as "Foamy".
Feerp is good, mine was "vingdo". I think it has a nice ring to it.
Obviating is painful.
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