What is the Latin word for obviate?

The usual Latin words for “obviate” are occurrō, praevertō, resistō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“obviate” in Latin

occurrōto run into; to go to meet; to charge, rush to attack; to meet, go to, come to praevertōto anticipate; to turn attention to, to attend to resistōto stand back, remain standing somewhere; stand still, halt, stop, stay; remain, continue; to rise or stand up again; to

The English word obviate itself goes back to Latin via, through obviātus.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

obviate

occurrere, obviam ire (to go against, not to shun): praevertere (to prevent): resistere (to offer resistance, check): to obviate an evil, malo occurrere, praevertere.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for obviate?: The usual Latin words for “obviate” are occurrō, praevertō, resistō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.