C1 verb رسمی

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.

مثال‌ها

3 از 5
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.

خانواده کلمه

اسم
oblucation
Verb
oblucate
قید
oblucatorily
صفت
oblucatory
مرتبط
oblucator
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راهنمای حفظ

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.

آزمون سریع

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

درسته!

پاسخ صحیح این است: oblucate

مثال‌ها

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.

خانواده کلمه

اسم
oblucation
Verb
oblucate
قید
oblucatorily
صفت
oblucatory
مرتبط
oblucator

ترکیب‌های رایج

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

عبارات رایج

an attempt to oblucate

an attempt to oblucate

oblucate the waters

oblucate the waters

beyond oblucation

beyond oblucation

اغلب اشتباه گرفته می‌شود با

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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نکات کاربردی

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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اشتباهات رایج

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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راهنمای حفظ

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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ریشه کلمه

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

الگوهای دستوری

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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بافت فرهنگی

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

آزمون سریع

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

درسته!

پاسخ صحیح این است: oblucate

لغات مرتبط

to

A1

Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.

and

A1

A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.

a

A1

A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.

that

A1

This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.

I

A1

The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.

for

A1

Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.

not

A1

A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.

with

A1

A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.

he

A1

A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.

you

A1

Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.

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