obfuscate
verb /ˈɒbfəskeɪt/
/ˈɑːbfəskeɪt/
[intransitive, transitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they obfuscate | /ˈɒbfəskeɪt/ /ˈɑːbfəskeɪt/ |
| he / she / it obfuscates | /ˈɒbfəskeɪts/ /ˈɑːbfəskeɪts/ |
| past simple obfuscated | /ˈɒbfəskeɪtɪd/ /ˈɑːbfəskeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle obfuscated | /ˈɒbfəskeɪtɪd/ /ˈɑːbfəskeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form obfuscating | /ˈɒbfəskeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɑːbfəskeɪtɪŋ/ |
- obfuscate (something) to make something less clear and more difficult to understand, usually deliberately synonym obscureWord Originlate Middle English: from late Latin obfuscat- ‘darkened’, from the verb obfuscare, based on Latin fuscus ‘dark’.