forefend vs obviate

forefend and obviate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
forefend	No	No	Yes	No
obviate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, forefend and obviate are synonyms defined as:

forefend and obviate: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

Other synonyms of forefend include avert, avoid, debar, deflect, fend off, forfend, head off, stave off, ward off.

forefend (verb)	obviate (verb)
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off	prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
	get rid of something