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perfunctory
Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
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obviate

verb
To prohibit from occurring by advance planning or action: avert, forestall, forfend, preclude, prevent, rule out, stave off, ward (off). Idiom: nip in the bud. See allow