obviate
to make unnecessary by preventing or removing the need
Roots
Other words with the ob- root
- obdurate: stubbornly resistant
- obsequious: overly eager to please
- obstacle: something that stands in the way
- obstinate: stubbornly refusing to change
- offer: to present or give for consideration
- opprobrium: public disgrace, scorn, or reproach
Other words with the via root
- deviate: to depart from a path, rule, or pattern
- impervious: not allowing anything through
- trivia: small facts or bits of minor information
- trivial: of little importance or too minor to matter
- via: by way of; through
Ob- gives in the way and via gives way: obviate meets the problem in the path so the need falls away.
A clear checklist obviated the need for three reminder emails.