obfuscate

[ ob-fuh-skeyt, ob-fuhs-keyt ]

/ ˈɒb fəˌskeɪt, ɒbˈfʌs keɪt /

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verb (used with object), ob·fus·cat·ed, ob·fus·cat·ing.

to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.

to make obscure or unclear: to obfuscate a problem with extraneous information.

to darken.

Origin of obfuscate

1525–35; <Late Latin obfuscātus (past participle of obfuscāre to darken), equivalent to Latin ob-ob- + fusc(us) dark + -ātus-ate¹

SYNONYMS FOR obfuscate

1 muddle, perplex.

2 cloud.

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ANTONYMS FOR obfuscate

1 clarify.

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OTHER WORDS FROM obfuscate

ob·fus·ca·tion, nounob·fus·ca·to·ry

[ob-fuhs-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ɒbˈfʌs kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveun·ob·fus·cat·ed, adjective

Words nearby obfuscate

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Example sentences from the Web for obfuscate

The opposite is true as well—an overwhelming data dump can be designed to obfuscate the facts on the ground.
ESG investing is bigger than ever. Here’s how you can save the world, and your portfolio|kdunn6|October 11, 2020|Fortune
So I’m really worried in some ways about these technical standards becoming a kind of checkbox that needs to be ticked, and that then ignores or obfuscates the other forms of harms that these technologies have when they’re applied.
Eight case studies on regulating biometric technology show us a path forward|Karen Hao|September 4, 2020|MIT Technology Review
It’s something that’s easy to go back to – despite the obfuscating verbiage, the characters are working through the same things we are today.
Vidal vs. Buckley play reinvented as film|Patrick Folliard|August 8, 2020|Washington Blade

British Dictionary definitions for obfuscate

obfuscate

/ (ˈɒbfʌsˌkeɪt) /

verb (tr)

to obscure or darken

to perplex or bewilder

Derived forms of obfuscate

obfuscatory, adjective

Word Origin for obfuscate

C16: from Latin ob- (intensive) + fuscāre to blacken, from fuscus dark

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单词	obfuscate
释义	obfuscate [ ob-fuh-skeyt, ob-fuhs-keyt ] / ˈɒb fəˌskeɪt, ɒbˈfʌs keɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR obfuscate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), ob·fus·cat·ed, ob·fus·cat·ing. to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy. to make obscure or unclear: to obfuscate a problem with extraneous information. to darken. Origin of obfuscate 1525–35; <Late Latin obfuscātus (past participle of obfuscāre to darken), equivalent to Latin ob-ob- + fusc(us) dark + -ātus-ate¹ SYNONYMS FOR obfuscate 1 muddle, perplex. 2 cloud. SEE SYNONYMS FOR obfuscate ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR obfuscate 1 clarify. SEE ANTONYMS FOR obfuscate ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM obfuscate ob·fus·ca·tion, nounob·fus·ca·to·ry [ob-fuhs-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ɒbˈfʌs kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveun·ob·fus·cat·ed, adjective Words nearby obfuscate obesity, obesogen, obesogenic, obex, obey, obfuscate, obfuscation, ob-gyn, obi, Obie, obiit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for obfuscate The opposite is true as well—an overwhelming data dump can be designed to obfuscate the facts on the ground. ESG investing is bigger than ever. Here’s how you can save the world, and your portfolio\|kdunn6\|October 11, 2020\|Fortune So I’m really worried in some ways about these technical standards becoming a kind of checkbox that needs to be ticked, and that then ignores or obfuscates the other forms of harms that these technologies have when they’re applied. Eight case studies on regulating biometric technology show us a path forward\|Karen Hao\|September 4, 2020\|MIT Technology Review It’s something that’s easy to go back to – despite the obfuscating verbiage, the characters are working through the same things we are today. Vidal vs. Buckley play reinvented as film\|Patrick Folliard\|August 8, 2020\|Washington Blade British Dictionary definitions for obfuscate obfuscate / (ˈɒbfʌsˌkeɪt) / verb (tr) to obscure or darken to perplex or bewilder Derived forms of obfuscate obfuscatory, adjective Word Origin for obfuscate C16: from Latin ob- (intensive) + fuscāre to blacken, from fuscus dark Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to obfuscate baffle, complicate, perplex, bewilder, conceal, befuddle, puzzle, muddle, confound, rattle, fog, becloud, obscure, darken, cloud, fuddle
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obfuscate

verb (used with object), ob·fus·cat·ed, ob·fus·cat·ing.

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