† obflisticatev.
U.S. colloquial (humorous). Obsolete. rare.
transitive. = obfuscate v. 1.
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the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > darkness or gloom > make dark or gloomy [verb (transitive)] > make dark, dim, or obscure
duskc1374
to-darkena1382
murkc1425
obscure?a1475
obfusk1490
dusken1550
dusky1567
overdark1568
obtenebrate1578
beveil1582
obfuscate1588
offusque1599
shade1599
slubber1605
dammer1610
offuscate1611
obtenebrize1654
obflisticate1832
subdue1856
darkle1893
1832 J. Hall Legends of West 38 These Mingoes..ought to be..tee-totally obflisticated off of the face of the whole yeath.
Derivatives
obflisticated adj. = obfuscated adj. 2.
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1840 Crockett Almanac 10 He looked obflisticated.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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