obviate [verb]: make unnecessary; eliminate the need for.
Example: Prevention is good, but it does not obviate the need for a cure.
Related words: obviation [noun]
Synonyms: avert, block, counter, forestall, preclude, prevent
Antonyms: compel, demand, entail, force, necessitate, oblige, require
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