transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈäb-fə-ˌskāt; äb-ˈfəs-ˌkāt, əb- ]
verb
( -cat·ed ; -cat·ing )
Etymology: Late Latin obfuscatus, past participle of obfuscare, from Latin ob- in the way + fuscus dark brown — more at ob- , dusk
Date: 1577
transitive verb
1.
a. : darken
b. : to make obscure
obfuscate the issue
2. : confuse
obfuscate the reader
intransitive verb
: to be evasive, unclear, or confusing
• ob·fus·ca·tion ˌäb-(ˌ)fəs-ˈkā-shən noun
• ob·fus·ca·to·ry äb-ˈfəs-kə-ˌtȯr-ē, əb- adjective