C1 verb Formal

oblucation

/ɒbˈlʌkeɪt/

To render something obscure, unclear, or unintelligible, especially through the use of complex language or ambiguous details. It involves intentionally making a concept difficult to perceive or understand to hide the truth or avoid directness.

Ejemplos

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1

I don't want to oblucate the situation, but the instructions you gave are quite confusing.

I don't want to oblucate the situation, but the instructions you gave are quite confusing.

2

The witness appeared to oblucate the timeline of events during the rigorous cross-examination.

The witness appeared to oblucate the timeline of events during the rigorous cross-examination.

3

Stop trying to oblucate the point and just tell me if you're coming to the party or not.

Stop trying to oblucate the point and just tell me if you're coming to the party or not.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
oblucation
Verb
oblucate
Adverbio
oblucatorily
Adjetivo
oblucatory
Relacionado
oblucator
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Truco para recordar

Think of the root 'luc' (meaning light, as in lucid). Adding the prefix 'ob-' (against) creates a meaning of 'going against the light,' or making things dark and hard to see.

Quiz rápido

The corporate lawyer was accused of trying to ___ the contract's loopholes with complicated legal terminology.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: oblucate

Ejemplos

1

I don't want to oblucate the situation, but the instructions you gave are quite confusing.

everyday

I don't want to oblucate the situation, but the instructions you gave are quite confusing.

2

The witness appeared to oblucate the timeline of events during the rigorous cross-examination.

formal

The witness appeared to oblucate the timeline of events during the rigorous cross-examination.

3

Stop trying to oblucate the point and just tell me if you're coming to the party or not.

informal

Stop trying to oblucate the point and just tell me if you're coming to the party or not.

4

The author's dense academic prose tends to oblucate the underlying philosophical arguments of the chapter.

academic

The author's dense academic prose tends to oblucate the underlying philosophical arguments of the chapter.

5

The marketing team's report seemed to oblucate the declining sales figures by using excessive corporate jargon.

business

The marketing team's report seemed to oblucate the declining sales figures by using excessive corporate jargon.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
oblucation
Verb
oblucate
Adverbio
oblucatorily
Adjetivo
oblucatory
Relacionado
oblucator

Colocaciones comunes

oblucate the truth oblucate the truth
oblucate the facts oblucate the facts
deliberately oblucate deliberately oblucate
oblucate the issue oblucate the issue
tendency to oblucate tendency to oblucate

Frases Comunes

an attempt to oblucate

an attempt to oblucate

oblucate the waters

oblucate the waters

beyond oblucation

beyond oblucation

Se confunde a menudo con

oblucation vs obfuscate

Obfuscate is the standard and far more common term in English; oblucate is a rare, often test-specific variant or scholarly archaism.

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Notas de uso

This word is highly formal and rarely used in spoken English outside of advanced vocabulary tests. It is most frequently encountered in academic critiques regarding clarity of thought or in legal contexts.

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Errores comunes

Learners often treat the '-tion' ending as a noun; however, in this specific test-prep context, it is treated as a verb meaning 'to perform the act of obscuring.'

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Truco para recordar

Think of the root 'luc' (meaning light, as in lucid). Adding the prefix 'ob-' (against) creates a meaning of 'going against the light,' or making things dark and hard to see.

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Origen de la palabra

From the Latin 'ob' (over or against) and 'lucare' (to shine), meaning to shadow or block the light.

Patrones gramaticales

transitive verb requiring a direct object often used in the passive voice (e.g., 'the data was oblucated') regular verb conjugation (-ed, -ing)
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Contexto cultural

Often used in political analysis to describe 'doublespeak' or rhetoric intended to hide unpopular truths from the public.

Quiz rápido

The corporate lawyer was accused of trying to ___ the contract's loopholes with complicated legal terminology.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: oblucate

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