obfuscate C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /ˈɑbfəskeɪt/ UK /ˈɒbfʌskeɪt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible, often deliberately The contract's jargon seemed designed to obfuscate its real terms. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make obscure, unclear,... obscureconfusemuddlecloudblurbefogcomplicate ↔ Opposites clarifyilluminateelucidateclearsimplify Word family Forms obfuscated Derived forms obfuscationobfuscatorobfuscatory Etymology AI details From Late Latin obfuscatus, past participle of obfuscare ('to darken'), from ob- ('over') plus fuscare ('to make dark'), from fuscus ('dark'). obfuscare Late Latin fuscus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Cause, Change & Process Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # obfuscate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈɑbfəskeɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɒbfʌskeɪt/ ## Meanings 1. to make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible, often deliberately ## Examples - The contract's jargon seemed designed to obfuscate its real terms. ## Synonyms - obscure - confuse - muddle - cloud - blur - befog - complicate ## Antonyms - clarify - illuminate - elucidate - clear - simplify ## Derived Forms - obfuscation - obfuscator - obfuscatory ## Roots and Affixes - Root: obfuscare - Root: fuscus ## Etymology From Late Latin obfuscatus, past participle of obfuscare ('to darken'), from ob- ('over') plus fuscare ('to make dark'), from fuscus ('dark'). ## AI Etymology Obfuscate comes from Late Latin obfuscatus, past participle of obfuscare ('to darken'), from ob- ('over') plus fuscare ('to make dark'), from fuscus ('dark'). The etymological trail includes Late Latin obfuscare and Latin fuscus. As a verb, obfuscate means to make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible, often deliberately. The same family is visible in derived forms such as obfuscation, obfuscator, and obfuscatory. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown