Main Entry: ob·fus·cate

Pronunciation: \ˈäb-fə-ˌskāt; äb-ˈfəs-ˌkāt, əb-\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): ob·fus·cat·ed; ob·fus·cat·ing

Etymology: Late Latin obfuscatus, past participle of obfuscare, from Latin ob- in the way + fuscus dark brown — more at ob-, dusk

Date: 1577

transitive verb 1 a : darken b : to make obscure <obfuscate the issue>
2 : confuse <obfuscate the reader>intransitive verb : to be evasive, unclear, or confusing

— ob·fus·ca·tion \ˌäb-(ˌ)fəs-ˈkā-shən\ noun

— ob·fus·ca·to·ry \äb-ˈfəs-kə-ˌtȯr-ē, əb-\ adjective