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OBVIATES
Definition of OBVIATES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of obviate
verb
To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
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Another sense
OBVIATES carries a second meaning.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obviate.
Word DNA
OBVIATES inherits its ancestry from its root, OBVIATE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,330)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OBVIATE · 3 relatives in the game
OBVIATES in a sentence
“It's such an obvious threat that the mere mention of his ? name obviates the need for any explanation of the importance of this letter or even a link.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OBVIATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 39 boards so far. 141 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 47, 6 July 2026.
Built from these letters
OBVIATES starts with O and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABEIOSTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start OBVIAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found OBVIATES?
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