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- DictionaryOb·fus·cate/ˈäbfəˌskāt/
verb
- 1. render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible: "the spelling changes will deform some familiar words and obfuscate their etymological origins"
Obfuscate means to make something obscure, dark, or confusing. It comes from Latin words meaning "over" and "dark-colored". See synonyms, examples, and word history of obfuscate.
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Obfuscate means to make something less clear and harder to understand, especially intentionally. It can also mean to put false or confusing information on the internet, or to create difficult code. See synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples.
Obfuscate means to make unclear or hard to understand, especially deliberately. It can also mean to confuse or bewilder, or to darken. See the origin, usage, and examples of obfuscate and related words.
Although the verb obfuscate can be used in any case where something is darkened, less clear, or more obscure, it is most frequently used in reference to things like ideas, facts, issues, or the truth. The usual implied meaning is that this obfuscation is done deliberately.
Obfuscate means to make something less clear and harder to understand, especially intentionally. It can also mean to put false or confusing information on the internet, or to create difficult code. Learn more about its usage and related words.
Obfuscation is the act of making something less clear and less easy to understand, especially intentionally, or an instance of this. It can also refer to putting false or confusing information on the internet, or creating difficult-to-understand computer code.
Obfuscate means to make something seem confusing and difficult to understand, or to darken or cloud it. Learn the word origin, pronunciation, derived forms, and usage examples of obfuscate and its noun form obfuscation.
