obfusticatev.

Brit.

/ɒbˈfʌstᵻkeɪt/, U.S.

/ɑbˈfəstəˌkeɪt/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: obfuscate v.

Etymology: Humorous alteration of obfuscate v. Compare earlier obflisticate v. and later confusticate v.

colloquial (humorous). Chiefly U.S.

transitive. = obfuscate v. Usually in passive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > make obscure [verb (transitive)]

obfusk1490

darken1526

obfuscate1536

perplex1547

overcloudc1550

offuscate1567

obscure1584

offusque1599

intenebrate1618

tenebrificatec1743

nubilate1801

riddle1817

obscurify1826

obfusticate1834

fog1847

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > render obscure [verb (transitive)]

cloud1548

denigrate1583

befog1601

brangle1608

diffuse1608

bedim1816

obfusticate1834

fuzz1907

1834 Sun (N.Y.) 5 June 2/3 The Colonel [sc. Davy Crockett], on the result being known, swore ‘he'd be te-to-natiously obfusticated if he would take the office on any conditions.’

1850 in S. Wales Evening Post (2000) 29 Apr. 15 The much respected chairman of the SWR, though confessing his intellect ‘obfusticated’ by the clamour of the day.

1855 Putnam's Monthly Mag. Mar. 267 Fog..in the chancery court..the learned counsel laboring, struggling and floundering in it, the whole proceeding buried, hidden and obfusticated under it.

1997 Re: Behe's Last Laugh in talk.origins (Usenet newsgroup) 13 Feb. Behe conveniently ignores and obfusticates the real mechanism of evolutionary change.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	obfusticate
释义	obfusticatev. Brit. /ɒbˈfʌstᵻkeɪt/, U.S. /ɑbˈfəstəˌkeɪt/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: obfuscate v. Etymology: Humorous alteration of obfuscate v. Compare earlier obflisticate v. and later confusticate v. colloquial (humorous). Chiefly U.S. transitive. = obfuscate v. Usually in passive. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > make obscure [verb (transitive)] obfusk1490 darken1526 obfuscate1536 perplex1547 overcloudc1550 offuscate1567 obscure1584 offusque1599 intenebrate1618 tenebrificatec1743 nubilate1801 riddle1817 obscurify1826 obfusticate1834 fog1847 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > render obscure [verb (transitive)] cloud1548 denigrate1583 befog1601 brangle1608 diffuse1608 bedim1816 obfusticate1834 fuzz1907 1834 Sun (N.Y.) 5 June 2/3 The Colonel [sc. Davy Crockett], on the result being known, swore ‘he'd be te-to-natiously obfusticated if he would take the office on any conditions.’ 1850 in S. Wales Evening Post (2000) 29 Apr. 15 The much respected chairman of the SWR, though confessing his intellect ‘obfusticated’ by the clamour of the day. 1855 Putnam's Monthly Mag. Mar. 267 Fog..in the chancery court..the learned counsel laboring, struggling and floundering in it, the whole proceeding buried, hidden and obfusticated under it. 1997 Re: Behe's Last Laugh in talk.origins (Usenet newsgroup) 13 Feb. Behe conveniently ignores and obfusticates the real mechanism of evolutionary change. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1834
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