| NOUN | act | obviation, forestalling, preclusion | the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively |
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| Meaning | The act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively. | |
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| Synonyms | forestalling, preclusion | |
| Broader | prevention, bar | The act of preventing / preventing |
| Spanish | anticipación | |
| Catalan | anticipació | |
| Verbs | obviate | prevent the occurrence of |
| obviate | do away with | |
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