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Webster 1913 Edition
Obfuscate
Ob-fus′cate
,Adj.
[L.
obfuscatus
, p. p. of obfuscare
to darken; ob
(see Ob-
) + fuscare
, fuscatum
, to darken, from fuscus
dark.] Obfuscated; darkened; obscured.
[Obs.]
[Written also
offuscate
.] Sir. T. Elyot.
Ob-fus′cate
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Obfuscated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Obfuscating
.] 1.
To darken; to obscure; to becloud.
2.
Hence:
To confuse; to bewilder; to make unclear.
His head, like a smokejack, the funnel unswept, and the ideas whirling round and round about in it, all
obfuscated
and darkened over with fuliginous matter. Sterne.
Clouds of passion which might
obfuscate
the intellects of meaner females. Sir. W. Scott.
Webster 1828 Edition
Obfuscate
OBFUS'CATE
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
obfuscate
obfuscate
English
Verb
obfuscate (third-person singular simple present obfuscates, present participle obfuscating, simple past and past participle obfuscated)
- To make dark; overshadow
- To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth.
- Before leaving the scene, the murderer set a fire to obfuscate any evidence of his or her identity.
- (computing) To alter code while preserving its behavior but concealing its structure and intent.
- We need to obfuscate these classes before we ship the final release.
Synonyms
- (to make dark): darken, eclipse, overshadow
- (to deliberately make more confusing): confuse, muddle, obscure
Antonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- obfuscation
- obfuscatory
- obfuscous
Translations
make dark
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make confusing
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alter code
Adjective
obfuscate (comparative more obfuscate, superlative most obfuscate)
- (obsolete) Obfuscated; darkened; obscured.
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