cooperate vs obviate

cooperate

verb
  • To allow for mutual unobstructed action 

  • To function in harmony, side by side 

  • To work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit. 

  • To engage in economic cooperation. 

obviate

verb
  • To avoid (a future problem or difficult situation). 

  • To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required). 

adj
  • Synonym of obviative 

noun
  • Synonym of obviative 

How often have the words cooperate and obviate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )