n.
The act of obviating, or the state of being obviated.
obviation
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noun
- The act of preventing: determent, deterrence, forestallment, preclusion, prevention. See allow/prevent.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively
Synonyms: forestalling, preclusion
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