Related Words for obfuscate

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elucidate
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Verb, Verb
clarify
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Verb, Verb
misrepresent
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Verb, Verb
conceal
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Verb
downplay
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Verb
distort
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Verb
confuse
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Verb
hide
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Noun, Verb
marginalize
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Verb
discredit
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Noun
manipulate
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Verb
denigrate
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Verb
evade
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Verb
deflect
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Verb
complicate
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Verb
mislead
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Verb
dissemble
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Verb
falsify
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Verb
obscure
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Adjective
undermine
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Verb
exaggerate
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Verb
expose
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Verb
ignore
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Verb
confound
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Verb
simplify
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Verb
subvert
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Verb
insinuate
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Verb
legitimize
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Verb
oversimplify
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Verb
demonize
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Verb
explicate
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Verb
demean
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Verb
subterfuge
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Noun
deceive
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Verb
suppress
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Verb
dramatize
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Verb
disguise
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Noun
parse
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Noun
rationalize
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Verb
distract
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Verb
deconstruct
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Verb
conflate
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Verb
circumvent
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Verb
demystify
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Verb
perpetuate
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Verb
unmask
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Verb
misdirection
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Noun
decipher
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Verb
amplify
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Verb
minimize
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Verb
isolate
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Verb
dissect
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Verb
obliterate
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Verb
misunderstand
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Verb
impugn
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Verb
inflate
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Verb
deny
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Verb
mitigate
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Verb
muddle
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Noun
exploit
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Verb
contextualize
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Verb
reify
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Verb
negate
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Verb
delude
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Verb
illuminate
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Verb
implicate
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Verb
divert
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Verb
frustrate
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Verb
disentangle
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Verb
codify
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Verb
attenuate
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Verb
misinterpret
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Verb
stigmatize
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Verb
embarrass
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Verb
discern
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Verb
refute
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Verb
enlighten
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Verb
diminish
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Verb
encapsulate
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Verb
disclose
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Verb
intimidate
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Verb
thwart
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Verb
explain
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Verb
accentuate
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Verb
obstruct
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Verb
elude
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Verb
malign
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Adjective
homogenize
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Verb
defame
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Verb
disingenuous
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Adjective
disparage
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Verb
humanize
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Verb
validate
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Verb
exacerbate
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Verb
justify
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Verb
interrogate
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Verb
darken
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Verb
dark
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Adjective
blind
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Noun
overshadow
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Verb
dull
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Adjective
cloud
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Noun
overcast
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Adjective
black out
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Phrase, Verb
blot
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Noun
blot out
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Phrase, Verb
opaque
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Adjective
murk
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Noun
shadow
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Noun
gloom
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Noun
blur
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Noun
blindfold
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Noun
serve
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Verb
tends
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Verb
realities
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Noun
issue
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Noun
deliberately
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Adverb
truth
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Noun
meaning
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Noun
facts
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Noun
code
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Noun
clear up
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Phrase, Verb
gloss
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Noun, Verb
idiomatic
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Adjective, Noun
die
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Verb, Noun
daylight
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Noun, Verb
blow
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
fall
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Verb, Noun
pidgin
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Noun