Crossword clues for obfuscate
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Obfuscate \Ob*fus"cate\, a. [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.
Obfuscate \Ob*fus"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obfuscated; p. pr. & vb. n. Obfuscating.]
To darken; to obscure; to becloud.
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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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
(context obsolete English) Obfuscated; darkened; obscured. v
1 To make dark; overshadow 2 To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth. 3 (context computing English) To alter code while preserving its behavior but concealing its structure and intent.
WordNet
v. make obscure or unclear [ant: clarify]
Usage examples of "obfuscate".
Fearing she might turn at any moment, Arlo obfuscated: he wrenched camouflage from the shelves and flipped it into the cart, heedless of form or content to the act: a box of Tampax, a tin of litchi nuts, a jar of maraschino cherries, a pack of frozen prawns, dietetic grapefruit slices.
Andrew was good copy, in a way the solid policemen and experts from ballistics could not be, however revealing, or obfuscating their testimony had been.
Gyrgon delighted in lying, obfuscating, deliberately deceiving the other castes if only to see the resultant reactions.
So it was that Ah Cho reasoned, when he, along with his four companions, had lied and blocked and obfuscated in their statements to the court concerning what had taken place.
Or, might it be that through historical accident physicists have constructed an extremely awkward formulation of quantum mechanics that, although quantitatively successful, obfuscates the true nature of reality?
The discovery of this would clearly obfuscate their more subtle plans of the gentle sorcerous coopting of Selfaril.
But his mental confusion and the weariness it produced obfuscated, so that while he was aware of the passage of time and of forces mobilizing against him, still he felt incapable of rising above and proceeding beyond his personal miasma.
She obfuscates, misdirects, and holds back vital information, but that doesn't mean she's the least bit dangerous.
She obfuscates, misdirects, and holds back vital information, but that doesn’t mean she’s the least bit dangerous.
Nathan frequently obfuscates issues, but goddamnit, Joel, he's usually right.
The irony was that I was sure I had the better case, but my opponent had succeeded in obfuscating it.
They succeeded in obfuscating the real issue—that of who was to be president—to the point that it became a question of my fitness for the office.
This heartens me, but I must once again stress the absolute necessity of obfuscating all Outfit-exile-Agency links to Little Brother, which now becomes more problematic, given his new proximity to the Cause.
They succeeded in obfuscating the real issue-that of who was to be president-to the point that it became a question of my fitness for the office.
It was as if a strong, clean wind blew through his dreams, sweeping away the obfuscating 'darkness.