Obfuscate: [äb-fə-ˌskāt]
Part of speech: verb
1. To darken
2. To obscure
3. To confuse
Examples of Obfuscate in a sentence:
1. Don't obfuscate
the truth — I know it was you who stole my watch!
2. Many politicians
try to obfuscate their real intentions with grandstanding and flowery
speeches.
About Obfuscate
The Latin word from which obfuscate is derived literally
means "dark brown," and one can see how "muddying the
waters" became a colloquial way of saying someone is trying to obfuscate
matters.
Did you Know?
It should come as no surprise that obfuscate shares its
roots with obscure, but both words also share distant, ancient roots with the
word dusk.
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