obviate vs eliminate

obviate and eliminate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, obviate and eliminate are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of obviate include rid of.

obviate (verb)	eliminate (verb)
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off	eliminate from the body
get rid of something	kill in large numbers
	terminate, end, or take out
	remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations
	dismiss from consideration or a contest
	remove from a contest or race
	get rid of something