obviate

To keep from happening or render unnecessary. synonym: prevent.

To meet.

To meet half-way, as difficulties or objections; hence, to meet and dispose of; clear out of the way; remove.

To meet in the way.

To anticipate; to prevent by interception; to remove from the way or path; to make unnecessary.

To bypass a requirement or make it unnecessary; to avoid a future problem or difficult situation.

do away with

prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening