offuscate
/ˈɒfʌskeɪt/ /ˈɒfəskeɪt/Now rare
verb
1 [with object] To bewilder, confuse (a person); to dim.
2 [with object] Figurative. To cast into darkness or shadow; to render obscure.
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in William Painter (?1540–1594), translator and administrator. From post-classical Latin offuscat-, past participial stem of offuscare, variant of obfuscare obfuscate.