ob-vĭo, āvi, 1, v. n., 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.