transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈäb-vē-ˌāt ]
transitive verb
( -at·ed ; -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)
• ob·vi·a·tion ˌäb-vē-ˈā-shən noun