The Collaborative International Dictionary
obviating \obviating\ adj. pren. making impossible or unnecessary.
Syn: preclusive.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of obviate English)
WordNet
adj. made impossible [syn: preclusive, obviating(a)]
Usage examples of "obviating".
However the provisions of Section 5 may be delegated by the party issuing the contract, following the stipulations of Subsection 12 of Section 5 in regard to the performance of the person accepting the contract, not obviating the requirements of performance of the person accepting the contract.
Should any little accidental disappointment of the appetite occur, such as the spoiling of a meal, the under or the over dressing of a dish, the incident ought not to be neutralised by replacing with something more delicate the comfort lost, thus pampering the body and obviating the aim of this institution.