To make something unnecessary or prevent its occurrence.
The alarm blared, jarring him awake. He quickly shut it off. He didn't need it anymore. This morning's early train meant he wouldn't oversleep. The alarm was now meant to obviate any chance of being late.
The tiny drone zipped through the greenhouse, its sensors scanning for the smallest pest. Its constant vigilance would obviate the need for harsh chemicals, keeping the delicate bioluminescent moss safe and healthy. We wouldn't have to worry about the crop failing.
Her careful planning would obviate any need for frantic last minute scrambling. She'd double checked the ingredients for the bioluminescent algae culture, ensuring no unexpected mutations would ruin the week's glow output.
My cat, Sir Reginald Fluffernutter, discovered the laser pointer. Now, chasing dust bunnies is totally unnecessary; he can obviate all their scurrying with a single, frantic pounce. My vacuum cleaner weeps in the corner, its purpose now completely moot.
My pet rock, Bartholomew, developed a remarkable talent for predicting when my toast would burn. This handy skill helped obviate my need for a fire extinguisher, saving me from countless smoky kitchen disasters and the embarrassment of having the fire department over for breakfast *again*.
The urgent need for a backup generator would obviate any power outages, ensuring the hospital's critical equipment remained operational. No longer would doctors have to worry about lights going out during a life saving procedure.
The old generator finally sputtered its last breath. We feared losing power to the bioluminescent algae farm, but a quick bypass of the damaged regulator would obviate the need for a full shutdown. No one wanted to risk the delicate ecosystem's collapse; maintaining optimal light was paramount.
The sheer volume of precise, untainted data from the deep-sea hydrothermal vents allowed the researchers to obviate the need for extensive laboratory simulation. They had finally captured the raw, unforgiving truth, rendering months of educated guesswork completely redundant.
To obviate the need for a second biscuit, I strategically placed the entire cookie jar within arm's reach of the couch. This clever maneuver prevented any unnecessary trips to the kitchen, ensuring maximum snack accessibility and minimal digestive effort.
My cat, Reginald, has developed an elaborate staring contest ritual with the toaster. He believes intense, unblinking gazes will somehow obviate its need to violently eject burnt bread. So far, he's just made breakfast a lot more dramatic and slightly terrifying.
When we discovered the leak was small, a simple patch would obviate the need for extensive repairs, saving us a fortune and a lot of hassle.
The meticulously crafted landing gear instructions, with their color-coded diagrams and tactile cues, would obviate any need for frantic, last-minute improvisation when docking with the orbital hydroponics station, preventing a potentially disastrous fuel leak during pressurized transfer.
The emergency beacon, already broadcasting its distress signal, did little to obviate the growing fear among the miners. Their ventilation system was failing, a critical issue that even the blaring alarm couldn't simply prevent.
To obviate the need for a cumbersome parachute, Bartholomew invented a suit that, upon sensing imminent doom, would emit a cloud of fluffy kittens. He figured the sheer adorableness would gently suspend him in mid-air, thus obviating any unpleasant freefall, and hopefully entertaining his audience.
The esteemed chef, renowned for his avant-garde cucumber sculptures, discovered a peculiar fungus that, when cultivated, secreted a gel so potent it could obviate the need for laborious carving. Diners, initially perplexed by the glistening, pre-formed cucumber shapes, soon found the process remarkably convenient, saving precious seconds for their post-meal interpretive dances.
The early warning system's sophisticated algorithms were designed to obviate the need for constant human surveillance, allowing the technicians to focus on more critical infrastructure maintenance without sacrificing their vigilance. This foresight prevented potential cascading failures.
The meticulously calibrated drone, its servos humming with anticipatory grace, was designed to obviate the need for human surveyors in the perilous ascent of the volcanic caldera. This innovation would prevent the dangerous exposure to noxious fumes and unpredictable thermal vents, a paramount concern for the research initiative.
The meticulous calibration of the chronometer, a painstaking process, would obviate the need for recalibration during the interplanetary transit. Failure to achieve this initial precision meant risking catastrophic temporal drift, rendering all mission objectives moot. The engineers felt a profound dread at the prospect.
My audacious endeavor to concoct the ultimate anti-gravity jello would, I posited, obviate the need for burdensome breakfast utensils, thus democratizing the morning repast and obviating the egregious plight of sticky spoons forever.
The clandestine cult of sentient sourdough starters, convinced the populace would eventually worship their bubbly essence, had meticulously planned an invasion. Their meticulously crafted yeast-powered dirigibles, however, were tragically under-proofed, a culinary miscalculation that served to obviate their ascension to yeasty overlordship, leaving only a faint aroma of failure and existential dread.
Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.