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obfuscate
[ ob-fuh-skeyt, ob-fuhs-keyt ]
verb (used with object)
, ob·fus·cat·ed, ob·fus·cat·ing.
- to make unclear or hard to understand, especially deliberately:
Do not obfuscate the issue with irrelevant detail.
- to confuse or bewilder:
The authors achieve their purpose without obfuscating the reader by using too much technical terminology.
Antonyms: illuminate, clarify
- to darken.
verb (used without object)
, ob·fus·cat·ed, ob·fus·cat·ing.
- to make something unclear or hard to understand, especially deliberately; speak or write evasively or obscurely:
Notice how she obfuscates when asked directly about her conversations with the defendant.
obfuscate
/ ˈɒbfʌsˌkeɪt /
verb
- to obscure or darken
- to perplex or bewilder
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Derived Forms
- ˌobfusˈcatory, adjective
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Other Words From
- ob·fus·ca·tion [ob-f, uh, -, skey, -sh, uh, n], noun
- ob·fus·ca·to·ry [ob-, fuhs, -k, uh, -tawr-ee], adjective
- un·ob·fus·cat·ed adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of obfuscate1
First recorded in 1525–35; from Late Latin obfuscātus “darkened,” past participle of obfuscāre “to darken,” from Latin ob- ob- + fusc(us) “dark” + -āre, infinitive suffix
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Word History and Origins
Origin of obfuscate1
C16: from Latin ob- (intensive) + fuscāre to blacken, from fuscus dark
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