Other Words from obfuscate

obfuscation \ ˌäb-(ˌ)fə-ˈskā-shən

\ noun

obfuscatory \ äb-ˈfə-skə-ˌtȯr-ē

, əb- \ adjective

Examples of obfuscate in a Sentence

Politicians keep obfuscating the issues. Their explanations only serve to obfuscate and confuse.

Recent Examples on the Web 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 Overall, Minnesota boasts the highest percentage of students who meet the reading benchmark in the country and the third-highest for math — driven by the high marks of White students — which can obfuscate these racial disparities. — Washington Post, 9 May 2022 Nonetheless, the bill was named the Affordable Care Act, and Barack Obama and his allies spent much of the debate trying to obfuscate the issue of premiums. — Philip Klein, National Review, 25 Mar. 2022 Jenkins uses emotional and cultural arguments, as well as outlier athletic examples, to obfuscate the fact that as a group, men have a biological advantage in athletic competition. — Jenna Stocker, National Review, 24 Mar. 2022 Some of these women have medical conditions that obfuscate their pregnancy symptoms; in other cases, the signs were clearly there. — Danielle Lindemann, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2022 See More

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History and Etymology for obfuscate

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

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