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obfuscating

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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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ob·fus·cate   (ŏb'fə-skāt', ŏb-fŭs'kāt')   
tr.v.   ob·fus·cat·ed, ob·fus·cat·ing, ob·fus·cates

  1. To make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or understand: "A great effort was made . . . to obscure or obfuscate the truth" (Robert Conquest).

  2. To render indistinct or dim; darken: The fog obfuscated the shore.


[Latin obfuscāre, obfuscāt-, to darken : ob-, over; see ob- + fuscāre, to darken (from fuscus, dark).]
ob'fus·ca'tion n., ob·fus'ca·to'ry (ŏb-fŭs'kə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē, əb-) adj.
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Word Origin & History

obfuscate 
1536, from L. obfuscatus, pp. of obfuscare "to darken," from ob "over" + fuscare "to make dark," from fuscus "dark."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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