ob ‧ fus ‧ cate /ˈɒbfəskeɪt $ ˈɑːb-/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] formal
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: past participle of obfuscare , from Latin fuscus 'dark brown' ]
to deliberately make something unclear or difficult to understand SYN confuse
—obfuscation /ˌɒbfəˈskeɪʃ ə n $ ˌɑːb-/ noun [uncountable]