interrupt vs obviate

interrupt

verb
  • To assert to (a computer) that an exceptional condition must be handled. 

  • To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly. 

  • To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of. 

noun
  • An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition. 

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 interrupt and obviate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )