어원, via-= way obviate v. 필요를 제거하다 (obviate my trip to the library *ob-= over cf. obliterate 글씨를 지우다) late 16th century: from late Latin obviat- ‘prevented’, from the verb obviare, based on Latin via ‘way’. Similar: preclude prevent remove get rid of do away with get around rule out eliminate make unnecessary take away foreclose obvious a. 분명한 (an obvious signboard) late 16th century (in the sens..