• Obfuscate

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /ˈɒbfÊŒskeɪt/, /ˈɒbfÉ™skeɪt/
    • US IPA: /ˈɑːbfÊŒskeɪt/, /ˈɑːbfÉ™skeɪt/

    Origin

    From the participle stem of Late Latin obfuscāre, from Latin ob- + fuscāre, present active infinitive of fuscō ("I darken").

    Full definition of obfuscate

    Verb

    1. To make dark; overshadow
    2. 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.
    3. (computing) To alter code while preserving its behavior but conceal its structure and intent.We need to obfuscate these classes before we ship the final release.

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    Adjective

    obfuscate

    1. (obsolete) Obfuscated; darkened; obscured.
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