Obstaculizó

Obstaculizó is the third-person singular form of the Spanish verb obstaculizar in the pretérito perfecto simple (preterite). It means that someone or something hindered, blocked, or impeded a process or action in the past. The base verb obstaculizar is transitive and can take a direct object, as in obstaculizar un proyecto or obstaculizar el progreso.

Conjugation and related forms: obstaculizar follows regular -ar verb patterns with the usual orthographic change in the yo form (yo obstaculicé). In the pretérito, the form for he/she/you formal is obstaculizó. Other principal forms include obstaculiza (present), obstaculizaba (imperfect), obstaculizará (future), obstaculizando (gerund), and obstaculizado (past participle). The related noun obstáculo denotes an obstacle, and the noun obstaculización describes the act or process of obstructing.

Etymology: obstaculizar derives from obstáculo, meaning obstacle, which in turn comes from Latin obstaculum. The verb is formed with the suffix -izar, used to create verbs meaning “to make into, to cause to be” a certain action related to the root concept.

Usage: the term is common in political, legal, administrative, and journalistic contexts, as well as in everyday speech, to describe actions that slow or prevent progress. Synonyms include entorpecer, impedir, dificultar; antonyms would include facilitar or promover.

See also: obstáculo, obstaculización, obstaculizador. Examples illustrate past actions that created impediments in decision-making, policy implementation, or project development.