v.
Pronunciation: ' äb-f ə - ˌ sk ā t; äb- ' f ə s- ˌ k ā t, ə b-
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -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 \ ˌ äb-( ˌ )f ə s- ' k ā -sh ə n \ noun
– ob · fus · ca · to · ry \ äb- ' f ə s-k ə - ˌ to ̇ r- ē , ə b- \ adjective