Today’s “Word of the Day” is obviate and it is a verb meaning “avoid, prevent, remove (a problem/the need of something or make it unnecessary)”.
Example Sentence: The UK government’s new border operating plans, unveiled last month by Michael Gove, were criticised by freight operators for lacking detail and relying on as-yet untested technology. Much will depend on the successful functioning of “track and trace” style technology to obviate the need for long queues and checks at borders.
This word is present in The The Guardian article The Guardian view on Brexit bureaucracy: tied up in red tape and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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