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ob·fus·cate  (bf-skt, b-fskt)

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.

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[Latin obfuscre, obfusct-, to darken : ob-, over; see ob- + fuscre, to darken (from fuscus, dark).]

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obfus·cation n.

ob·fusca·tory (b-fsk-tôr, -tr, b-) adj.

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obfuscate

Verb

[-cating, -cated] Formal to make something unnecessarily difficult to understand [Latin ob- (intensive) + fuscare to blacken]

obfuscation n
obfuscatory adj

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

obfuscate - make obscure or unclear               alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" clarify, clear up, elucidate - make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"