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obfuscate

ob·fus·cate [ ˈäb-fə-ˌskāt]

obfuscate

verb

[ˈäb-fə-ˌskāt]

obfuscated; obfuscating

Definition of obfuscate

transitive verb

1a : to throw into shadow : darken

b : to make obscure
//obfuscate the issue officials who … continue to obscure and obfuscate what happened— Mary Carroll

2 : confuse
//obfuscate the reader

intransitive verb

: to be evasive, unclear, or confusing
//The suspect often obfuscated during the interrogation.

Other Words from obfuscate

obfuscation \ ˌäb-(ˌ)fə-ˈskā-shən \ noun

obfuscatory \ äb-ˈfə-skə-ˌtȯr-ē , əb- \ adjective

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Recent Examples on the Web

//This stems in part from both the urgency of the problem and the time wasted already through ignoring or obfuscating it.
— Washington Post, "Climate Change Will Survive the Debates Even If Inslee Doesn’t," 1 Aug. 2019
//Friday’s statement said North Korean hacking operations have also targeted virtual asset providers and cryptocurrency exchanges, possibly in an attempt to obfuscate revenue streams used to support the countries weapons programs.
— Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, "Meet the three North Korean hacking groups funding the country’s weapons programs," 13 Sep. 2019
//These include 10 overarching recommendations covering everything from proper use and deployment of telemedicine to how medical decision-making may be complemented, rather than hampered or obfuscated, by new technologies.
— Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, "The Surprising Health Care Companies Changing the World: Brainstorm Health," 19 Aug. 2019
//Paying models in trade is one of the ways the industry both perpetuates and obfuscates the economic precarity of its workers.
— Isabel Cristo, The New Republic, "Fashion Week’s Labor Problem Is Our Labor Problem," 11 Sep. 2019
//But Graham said unlike iPhone and Apple Watch addresses, MAC addresses for Macintosh computers aren’t obfuscated this way.
— Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, "Apple’s AirDrop and password sharing features can leak iPhone numbers," 1 Aug. 2019
//Several cases that resulted in dismissals for dishonesty stem from employees lying or obfuscating during police investigations of domestic violence or driving under the influence.
— Julie Small, The Mercury News, "Records show Bay Area prison guard fired for lying about teen sex assault," 30 Aug. 2019
//Such investigations are inherently limited: some prospective witnesses might decline to be interviewed; some witnesses might lie, exaggerate, conceal or obfuscate.
— Michael Mccann, SI.com, "Examining Every Aspect of the Luke Walton Investigation and Considering Next Steps," 27 Aug. 2019
//Yes, the enormity and danger of this proposal is obfuscated by the involvement of Trump.
— Nick Martin, The New Republic, "The Colonizers Have Turned Their Eyes to Greenland," 16 Aug. 2019

First Known Use of obfuscate

1536, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

History and Etymology for obfuscate

borrowed from Late Latin obfuscātus, offuscātus, past participle of obfuscāre, offuscāre "to obscure, darken, depreciate," from Latin ob-, perfective prefix + -fuscāre, verbal derivative of fuscus "dark-colored, somber, dark-skinned or -complected" — more at ob-, dusk entry 1

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