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.

Exemplos

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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.

Família de palavras

Substantivo
obscribition
Verb
obscribic
Advérbio
obscribically
Adjetivo
obscribical
Relacionado
obscribist
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Dica de memorização

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

Quiz rápido

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

Correto!

A resposta correta é: obscribic

Exemplos

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.

Família de palavras

Substantivo
obscribition
Verb
obscribic
Advérbio
obscribically
Adjetivo
obscribical
Relacionado
obscribist

Colocações comuns

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

Frases Comuns

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

Frequentemente confundido com

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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Notas de uso

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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Erros comuns

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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Dica de memorização

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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Origem da palavra

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

Padrões gramaticais

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

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

Quiz rápido

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

Correto!

A resposta correta é: obscribic

Palavras relacionadas

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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