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obfuscate

Pronunciation: /ˈɒbfʌskeɪt/

Definition of obfuscate

verb

[with object]
  • make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible:the spelling changes will deform some familiar words and obfuscate their etymological origins
  • bewilder (someone):the new rule is more likely to obfuscate people than enlighten them

Derivatives

obfuscation

Pronunciation: /-ˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

obfuscatory

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: from late Latin obfuscat- 'darkened', from the verb obfuscare, based on Latin fuscus 'dark'

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