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obfuscate
[ ob-fuh-skeyt, ob-fuhs-keyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to make unclear or hard to understand, especially deliberately:
Do not obfuscate the issue with irrelevant detail.
Synonyms: ,
- to confuse or bewilder:
The authors achieve their purpose without obfuscating the reader by using too much technical terminology.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms: ,
- to darken.
verb (used without object)
- to make something unclear or hard to understand, especially deliberately; speak or write evasively or obscurely:
Notice how she obfuscates when asked directly about her conversations with the defendant.
obfuscate
/ ˈɒʌˌɪ /
verb
- to obscure or darken
- to perplex or bewilder
Derived Forms
- ˌDzڳܲˈٴǰ, adjective
Other yvlogs From
- Dz·ڳܲ··پDz [ob-f, uh, -, skey, -sh, uh, n], noun
- Dz·ڳܲ··ٴ· [ob-, fuhs, -k, uh, -tawr-ee], adjective
- ܲ·Dz·ڳܲ·· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of obfuscate1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of obfuscate1
Example Sentences
Schiff predicted that Trump and his top officials “will lie, they will obfuscate, they will attack anyone critical of them,” and Republicans in Congress will simply “run for cover.”
That’s how power obfuscates unseemly machinations: by claiming to be doing the opposite.
"I was part of the decision-making process and the decision is as Rachel Reeves set it out," he said, adding he was "not obfuscating" when pressed on his previous stance.
“Organized theft groups bypass alarm systems, use Wi-Fi jammers to block Wi-Fi connections and disable devices, cover security cameras, and obfuscate their identities.”
Sometimes, that celebration of energy can obfuscate the real artistic merits of a film, a director’s blinkered vision becoming a death knell.
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