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.

obfuscate Sentence Examples

  1. The politician obfuscated his true intentions with vague platitudes.
  2. The convoluted language of the contract served to obfuscate its real meaning.
  3. The company's accounting practices were purposely obfuscated to conceal financial irregularities.
  4. The witness obfuscated her involvement in the crime by providing contradictory testimony.
  5. The government's report on the incident was purposefully obfuscated to deflect blame.
  6. The researcher's jargon served to obfuscate the simplicity of his findings.
  7. The artist's abstract painting obfuscated the true nature of her subject matter.
  8. The detective's interrogation tactics were designed to obfuscate the suspect's alibi.
  9. The filmmaker's enigmatic ending obfuscated the resolution of the plot.
  10. The company's advertising campaign was deliberately obfuscated to confuse consumers.

FAQs About the word obfuscate

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

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

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

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.