Obviate
From the Oxford Living Dictionaries
- Remove (a need or difficulty) ‘the presence of roller blinds obviated the need for curtains’
Remove (a need or difficulty) ‘the presence of roller blinds obviated the need for curtains’
1.1 Avoid or prevent (something undesirable) ‘a parachute can be used to obviate disaster’
1.1 Avoid or prevent (something undesirable) ‘a parachute can be used to obviate disaster’
"The automobile obviated (removed the need for) the horse-and-buggy."