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Verb: obfuscate  ,ób-fu'skeyt
  1. Make something unclear, obscure, or difficult to understand
    "The politician tried to obfuscate the issue with complex terminology"
     
  2. Deliberately use confusing or misleading language to hide the truth
    "He obfuscated his role in the scandal with vague answers"
     
  3. (computing) deliberately make source code harder to understand while preserving its functionality
    "They obfuscated the JavaScript to protect their intellectual property"

Derived forms: obfuscated, obfuscates, obfuscating

Type of: alter, change, modify

Antonym: clarify

Encyclopedia: Obfuscate