To avoid (a future problem or difficult situation).
To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required).
Synonym of obviative
Synonym of obviative
To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
To put mental pressure on; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
To press onward or forward.
To provoke; to exasperate.
To press hard upon; to follow closely.
A strong desire; an itch to do something.