Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obviates

/ˈɑbviˌeɪts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
ob-vi-ates
IPA
/ˈɑbviˌeɪts/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

How do you pronounce obviates?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑbviˌeɪts/.
What does obviates mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of obviate

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