obviate obviate äb-vē- Merriam-Webster dictionary online ob·vi·at·ed past participle of transitive verb Main Entry: obviate obviate Date: Pronunciation: http://www.merriam-w...tionary/obviate ˈ obviate Merriam-Webster dictionary online obviatus, ob·vi·at·ing obviate obviate āt\ obviate obviate Function: Merriam-Webster obviate obviate obviate obviates obviate obviare ob·vi·ate Merriam-Webster dictionary online Merriam Webster Obviate obviate to meet, withstand, from Latin Late Latin obviate obviate ˌ obviate obviam Etymology: One entry found obviate obviate Inflected Form(s):