obviate vs avert

obviate and avert both are verbs.

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

As verbs, obviate and avert are synonyms defined as:

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

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

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