The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of obfuscate English)
Usage examples of "obfuscating".
Gyrgon delighted in lying, obfuscating, deliberately deceiving the other castes if only to see the resultant reactions.
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.
They succeeded in obfuscating the real issue--that of who was to be president--to the point that it became a question of Hope's fitness for the office.