C1 verb Formal

obscribic

/əbˈskraɪbɪk/

To write over existing text or markings in order to conceal, invalidate, or replace them. It specifically refers to the act of using new writing to obscure what was previously written on a surface.

Examples

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1

The clerk had to obscribic the error on the shipping label with a heavy black marker.

The clerk had to write over the error on the shipping label with a heavy black marker.

2

Strict regulations require officials to obscribic any personal identifiers before releasing the documents to the public.

Strict regulations require officials to black out or overwrite any personal identifiers before releasing the documents to the public.

3

Don't just cross it out; you need to obscribic the whole sentence so no one can read it.

Don't just cross it out; you need to write over the whole sentence so no one can read it.

Word Family

Noun
obscribition
Verb
obscribic
Adverb
obscribically
Adjective
obscribical
Related
obscribist
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Memory Tip

Think of 'Obscure' (to hide) + 'Scribe' (to write). You are a scribe making the text obscure by writing on top of it.

Quick Quiz

Due to the sensitive nature of the intelligence report, the agent was ordered to __________ the names of the informants.

Correct!

The correct answer is: obscribic

Examples

1

The clerk had to obscribic the error on the shipping label with a heavy black marker.

everyday

The clerk had to write over the error on the shipping label with a heavy black marker.

2

Strict regulations require officials to obscribic any personal identifiers before releasing the documents to the public.

formal

Strict regulations require officials to black out or overwrite any personal identifiers before releasing the documents to the public.

3

Don't just cross it out; you need to obscribic the whole sentence so no one can read it.

informal

Don't just cross it out; you need to write over the whole sentence so no one can read it.

4

Archaeologists found that the stone tablet had been obscribiced multiple times, hiding the original Phoenician script.

academic

Archaeologists found that the stone tablet had been written over multiple times, hiding the original Phoenician script.

5

If we obscribic the previous price on the inventory list, we can save time on printing new sheets.

business

If we overwrite the previous price on the inventory list, we can save time on printing new sheets.

Word Family

Noun
obscribition
Verb
obscribic
Adverb
obscribically
Adjective
obscribical
Related
obscribist

Common Collocations

obscribic a document to overwrite or black out a document
heavily obscribiced thickly or thoroughly written over
obscribic the original to write over the original text
carefully obscribic to overwrite with caution
obscribic with ink to write over something using ink

Common Phrases

obscribic the past

to attempt to cover up or rewrite historical facts

obscribic and replace

to write over something in order to substitute it

impossible to obscribic

something that cannot be written over or hidden

Often Confused With

obscribic vs describe

Describe means to give a detailed account in words, whereas obscribic means to write over something to hide it.

obscribic vs obscure

Obscure is a general term for making something unclear, while obscribic is the specific physical act of doing so by writing over it.

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Usage Notes

Obscribic is a rare and formal term typically found in archival studies or high-level administrative contexts. It is more specific than 'overwrite' because it emphasizes the concealment of the previous layer of text.

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Common Mistakes

Learners often mistakenly use 'obscribic' as an adjective because of the '-ic' suffix; however, in this specific test-context, it functions strictly as a verb.

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Memory Tip

Think of 'Obscure' (to hide) + 'Scribe' (to write). You are a scribe making the text obscure by writing on top of it.

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Word Origin

Derived from the Latin 'ob' (over/against) and 'scribere' (to write).

Grammar Patterns

transitive verb taking a direct object inflected as obscribics (present), obscribiced (past), obscribicing (progressive)
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Cultural Context

The concept is closely linked to the history of 'palimpsests,' where parchment was scraped clean or written over to save expensive materials.

Quick Quiz

Due to the sensitive nature of the intelligence report, the agent was ordered to __________ the names of the informants.

Correct!

The correct answer is: obscribic

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