Main Entry ob·fus·cate

Pronunciation: \ˈäb-fə-ˌskāt; äb-ˈfəs-ˌkāt, əb-\ Function:
verb Inflected Form(s)ob·fus·cat·ed; ob·fus·cat·ingEtymology:Late Latin
obfuscatus, past participle of
obfuscare, from Latin
ob- in the way +
fuscus dark brown — more at
ob-,
duskDate:1577
transitive verb1 a
: darken b
: to make obscure <
obfuscate the issue>2
: confuse <
obfuscate the reader>
intransitive verb: to be evasive, unclear, or confusing
— ob·fus·ca·tion

\ˌäb-(ˌ)fəs-ˈkā-shən\
noun
— ob·fus·ca·to·ry

\äb-ˈfəs-kə-ˌtȯr-ē, əb-\
adjective