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obviar

/oˈbjaɾ/

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verb/oˈbjaɾ/

to avoid; to get round; to get out of; to obviate; to ignore; to flout

obviar su miradadodge his gaze

Synonyms: eludir, evitar

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- Proto-Italic *wiā Latin via Latin obvius Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin obviārebor. Spanish obviar Borrowed from Latin obviāre.