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fəˌskeɪt, ɒbˈfʌs verb (used with object), ob·fus·cat·ed, ob·fus·cat·ing.
1.
to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
2.
to make obscure or unclear: to obfuscate a problem with extraneous information.
3.
to darken.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to obscure or darken |
| 2. | to perplex or bewilder |
| [C16: from Latin ob- (intensive) + fuscāre to blacken, from fuscus dark] | |
| obfus'catory | |
| —adj | |
| obfuscation (ˌɒbfʌsˈkeɪʃən) | |
| —n | |
| the act or an instance of making something obscure, dark, or difficult to understand | |
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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, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Our convoluted legislation has little to do with effective laws and everything to do with obfuscation for special interests.
Fortunately, the authors' attempts at obfuscation do not altogether succeed.
Even scientific obfuscation and perfidy come to play on many of these topics.
The only obfuscation is the use of online pseudonyms to protect the civilian contract employees from potential retaliation.
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