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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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