ob-vĭo
āvi, 1, v. n.
I.
to meet (post-class.).
I.
In gen.: alicui, Hier. Ep. 5, 1: sibi, Vulg. Psa. 84, 11.—
II.
In partic.
A.
In a hostile sense, to withstand, resist, oppose: alicui, Macr. S. 7, 5: suae confessioni, Dig. 39, 5, 30.—
B.
To prevent, hinder, obviate: grandini, Pall. 1, 35, 14: vermibus, id. Mart. 10, 4.