obfuscate (Meaning)

Wordnet

obfuscate (v)

make obscure or unclear

Webster

obfuscate (a.)

Obfuscated; darkened; obscured.

Webster

obfuscate (v. t.)

To darken; to obscure; to becloud; hence, to confuse; to bewilder.

FAQs About the word obfuscate

make obscure or unclearObfuscated; darkened; obscured., To darken; to obscure; to becloud; hence, to confuse; to bewilder.

confuse, cloud, disrupt, blur, befog,complicate, becloud, muddy, fog, disturb

illuminate, streamline, illuminate,clarify, clear (up), simplify, streamline, clarify, clear (up), simplify

The politician obfuscated his true intentions with vague platitudes.

The convoluted language of the contract served to obfuscate its real meaning.

The company's accounting practices were purposely obfuscated to conceal financial irregularities.

The witness obfuscated her involvement in the crime by providing contradictory testimony.