obfuscate[verb]Synonyms: confuse, befog, cloud, darken, muddy the waters, obscure, perplex
Antonyms: clarify
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ob‧fus‧cate /ˈɒbfəskeɪt $ ˈɑːb-/
verb [transitive] formal[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: past participle of obfuscare, from Latin fuscus 'dark brown']
to deliberately make something unclear or difficult to understand
Synonym : confuse—obfuscation /ˌɒbfəˈskeɪʃ
ən $ ˌɑːb-/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲