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What is another word for make unnecessary?

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Verb
To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required)
obviate
prevent
avert
preclude
forestall
avoid
help
counter
eliminate
remove
foreclose
stave off
head off
ward off
fend off
rule out
get round
do away with
get rid of
take away
stop
block
hinder
deter
foil
thwart
impede
obstruct
check
intercept
forfend
frustrate
hold off
arrest
deflect
halt
nip in the bud
hold back
inhibit
divert
defend against
circumvent
prohibit
anticipate
put a stop to
turn aside
debar
save
restrain
baulkUK
balkUS
pre-empt
counteract
interrupt
shut out
curb
hamper
preempt
delay
restrict
discontinue
cease
interdict
desist
put an end to
get in before
second-guess
provide against
beat someone to the punch
beat someone to the draw
get ahead of
steal a march on
keep at bay
keep from happening
beat someone to it
free
spare
reprieve
shunt
absolve
dispense
exempt
forefend
discharge
put off
stonewall
retard
repress
shove aside
commandeer
keep lid on
stave
keep off
be early
pick off
act in advance of
be one step ahead of
prepare for
cut off
head off at pass
exclude
parry
bar
disqualify
estop
forbid
ward
quit
make it impracticable for
make impossible
make it impossible for
make impracticable
refrain from
dodge
evade
withhold from
desist from
restrain from
stay away
keep from
counterbalance
interfere with
skip
break the habit of
stay away from
withstand
refuse
steer clear of
eschew
sidestep
escape
forbear
deny oneself
shirk
skip out on
leave off
give up
do without
kick
negate
make up for
shake
neutraliseUK
get around
forbear from
skirt
get out of
shy from
shun
steer clear
forgo
resist
nullify
shrink from
abstain from
abstain
renounce
bypass
neutralizeUS
shake off
keep
stay
damp
let
cool
chill
dampen
turn off
“That would make unnecessary the missile defence shield that the United States has wanted to install in Poland and the Czech Republic and which Russia has fiercely opposed.”
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