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ob⋅fus⋅cate

  [ob-fuh-skeyt, ob-fuhs-keyt]
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–verb (used with object), -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing.
1. to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
2. to make obscure or unclear: to obfuscate a problem with extraneous information.
3. to darken.
Origin:
1525–35; < LL obfuscātus (ptp. of obfuscāre to darken), equiv. to L ob- ob- + fusc(us) dark + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
ob⋅fus⋅ca⋅tion, noun
ob⋅fus⋅ca⋅to⋅ry  [ob-fuhs-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective

Synonyms:
1. muddle, perplex. 2. cloud.

Antonyms:
1. clarify.
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