oblucation
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.
Exemplos
3 de 5I 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.
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.
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.
Família de palavras
Dica de memorização
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.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: oblucate
Exemplos
I don't want to oblucate the situation, but the instructions you gave are quite confusing.
everydayI don't want to oblucate the situation, but the instructions you gave are quite confusing.
The witness appeared to oblucate the timeline of events during the rigorous cross-examination.
formalThe witness appeared to oblucate the timeline of events during the rigorous cross-examination.
Stop trying to oblucate the point and just tell me if you're coming to the party or not.
informalStop trying to oblucate the point and just tell me if you're coming to the party or not.
The author's dense academic prose tends to oblucate the underlying philosophical arguments of the chapter.
academicThe author's dense academic prose tends to oblucate the underlying philosophical arguments of the chapter.
The marketing team's report seemed to oblucate the declining sales figures by using excessive corporate jargon.
businessThe marketing team's report seemed to oblucate the declining sales figures by using excessive corporate jargon.
Família de palavras
Colocações comuns
Frases Comuns
an attempt to oblucate
an attempt to oblucate
oblucate the waters
oblucate the waters
beyond oblucation
beyond oblucation
Frequentemente confundido com
Obfuscate is the standard and far more common term in English; oblucate is a rare, often test-specific variant or scholarly archaism.
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.
Erros comuns
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.'
Dica de memorização
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.
Origem da palavra
From the Latin 'ob' (over or against) and 'lucare' (to shine), meaning to shadow or block the light.
Padrões gramaticais
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.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: oblucate
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