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obfuscate
[ ob-fuh-skeyt, ob-fuhs-keyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to make unclear or hard to understand, especially deliberately:
Do not obfuscate the issue with irrelevant detail.
Synonyms: ,
- to confuse or bewilder:
The authors achieve their purpose without obfuscating the reader by using too much technical terminology.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms: ,
- to darken.
verb (used without object)
- to make something unclear or hard to understand, especially deliberately; speak or write evasively or obscurely:
Notice how she obfuscates when asked directly about her conversations with the defendant.
obfuscate
/ ˈɒʌˌɪ /
verb
- to obscure or darken
- to perplex or bewilder
Derived Forms
- ˌDzڳܲˈٴǰ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- Dz·ڳܲ··پDz [ob-f, uh, -, skey, -sh, uh, n], noun
- Dz·ڳܲ··ٴ· [ob-, fuhs, -k, uh, -tawr-ee], adjective
- ܲ·Dz·ڳܲ·· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of obfuscate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of obfuscate1
Example Sentences
And so they're kind of deliberately obfuscating what the court's order is in order to serve their legal interest in the case.
In court documents, Mr Garcia's lawyers accused the US government of trying to "delay, obfuscate and flout court orders, while a man's life and safety is at risk".
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy said Putin "continues to obfuscate, continues to drag his feet".
Schiff predicted that Trump and his top officials “will lie, they will obfuscate, they will attack anyone critical of them,” and Republicans in Congress will simply “run for cover.”
That’s how power obfuscates unseemly machinations: by claiming to be doing the opposite.
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