Obfuscate
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ˈɒbfʌskeɪt/, /ˈɒbfəskeɪt/
- US IPA: /ˈɑËbfÊŒskeɪt/, /ˈɑËbfÉ™skeɪt/
Origin
From the participle stem of Late Latin obfuscÄre, from Latin ob- + fuscÄre, present active infinitive of fuscÅ ("I darken").
Full definition of obfuscate
Verb
- 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 conceal its structure and intent.We need to obfuscate these classes before we ship the final release.
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Adjective
obfuscate
- (obsolete) Obfuscated; darkened; obscured.