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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 verb1 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

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\ˌäb-(ˌ)fəs-ˈkā-shən\ noun

— ob·fus·ca·to·ry

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\äb-ˈfəs-kə-ˌtȯr-ē, əb-\ adjective

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