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obfuscate
ob·fus·cate
[
óbfə skàyt
]
(
past and past participle
ob·fus·cat·ed
,
present participle
ob·fus·cat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
ob·fus·cates
)
verb
Definition:
1.
transitive and intransitive verb
make something obscure:
to make something obscure or unclear, especially by making it unnecessarily complicated
2.
transitive verb
confuse:
to make somebody confused
[
Mid-16th century. < late Latin
obfuscat
-, past participle of
obfuscare
"darken" <
fuscus
"dark"
]
ob·fus·ca·tion
[
òbfə skáysh'n
]
noun
ob·fus·cat·or
[
óbfə skàytər
]
noun
ob·fus·ca·to·ry
[
ob fúskə tàwree
]
adjective
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ob·fus·ca·tion [ òbfə skáysh'n ] nounob·fus·cat·or [ óbfə skàytər ] nounob·fus·ca·to·ry [ ob fúskə tàwree ] adjective
