Obviating

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  • making impossible or unnecessary.
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  • verb. Present participle of obviate.
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  • adjective. made impossible
  • Word Usage
    "The most consequential naval actions up to that point had been on the Great Lakes, where both sides built fleets from scratch, obviating British superiority."
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    obviate