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obfuscate
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
obfuscates; obfuscated; obfuscating
obfuscates; obfuscated; obfuscating
Learner's definition of OBFUSCATE
formal
: to make (something) more difficult to understand使更难理解
[+ object]
- Politicians keep obfuscating the issues.政客们总是使问题复杂化。
[no object]
- Their explanations only serve to obfuscate and confuse.他们的解释只能使问题更令人费解。
obfuscate
verb
ob·fus·cate ˈäb-fə-ˌskāt 
äb-ˈfə-ˌskāt,
əb-
obfuscated; obfuscating
Did you know?
Try to Understand the Roots of Obfuscate
Obfuscate comes from the Latin prefix ob- (meaning "over" or "completely") and fuscus ("dark-colored"). That fact gives an idea as to how the word can refer to making something difficult to see or understand—much like how dark, dirty water makes it hard to see the bottom.
Example Sentences
Politicians keep obfuscating the issues. Their explanations only serve to obfuscate and confuse.
Recent Examples on the Web The agency simply has not had the resources to go after people with virtually unlimited resources to hide or obfuscate their tax burden. 
Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2022 There was no way to obfuscate the identity of the other family members. Nina Li Coomes, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2022 Often, these works try to obfuscate the mechanisms of power that drive them. Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 To be candid, there are also a handful of vendors who intentionally obfuscate to mask deficiencies in their tech. Robert Lindner, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 Many free-to-play games obfuscate their gambling or monetization mechanics to hide that the game’s systems are designed to push player spending. Gene Park, Washington Post, 14 June 2022 Many major global companies have chosen to obfuscate and overstate the reality of their net zero promises, undercutting their credibility with both governments and environmentalists. Kathleen Rogers, CNN, 22 Apr. 2022 But with all respect to Steve Jobs, such myths can only further obfuscate the college finance discussion. Michael Horowitz, Forbes, 1 June 2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness had a somewhat annoying marketing campaign where Marvel tried to obfuscate the truth as much as possible. Chris Smith, BGR, 24 May 2022 See More
Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2022 There was no way to obfuscate the identity of the other family members. Nina Li Coomes, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2022 Often, these works try to obfuscate the mechanisms of power that drive them. Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 To be candid, there are also a handful of vendors who intentionally obfuscate to mask deficiencies in their tech. Robert Lindner, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 Many free-to-play games obfuscate their gambling or monetization mechanics to hide that the game’s systems are designed to push player spending. Gene Park, Washington Post, 14 June 2022 Many major global companies have chosen to obfuscate and overstate the reality of their net zero promises, undercutting their credibility with both governments and environmentalists. Kathleen Rogers, CNN, 22 Apr. 2022 But with all respect to Steve Jobs, such myths can only further obfuscate the college finance discussion. Michael Horowitz, Forbes, 1 June 2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness had a somewhat annoying marketing campaign where Marvel tried to obfuscate the truth as much as possible. Chris Smith, BGR, 24 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Late Latin obfuscātus, offuscātus, past participle of obfuscāre, offuscāre "to obscure, darken, depreciate," from Latin ob-, perfective prefix + -fuscāre, verbal derivative of fuscus "dark-colored, somber, dark-skinned or -complected" — more at ob-, dusk entry 1
First Known Use
1536, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
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