obfuscate
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ob·fus·cate
(ŏb′fə-skāt′, ŏb-fŭs′kāt′)tr.v.ob·fus·cat·ed,ob·fus·cat·ing,ob·fus·cates
1. To make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or understand:"A great effort was made ... to obscure or obfuscate the truth"(Robert Conquest).
2. To render indistinct or dim; darken:The fog obfuscated the shore.
[Latinobfuscāre, obfuscāt-,to darken :ob-,over; see ob- +fuscāre,to darken (fromfuscus,dark).]
ob′fus·ca′tion n.
ob·fus′ca·to′ry(ŏb-fŭs′kə-tôr′ē, əb-) adj.
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obfuscate
(ˈɒbfʌsˌkeɪt)vb (tr)
1.to obscure or darken
2.to perplex or bewilder
[C16: from Latinob- (intensive) +fuscāre to blacken, fromfuscus dark]
ˌobfusˈcatoryadj
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ob•fus•cate
(ˈɒb fəˌskeɪt, ɒbˈfʌs keɪt)v.t.-cat•ed, -cat•ing.
1. to confuse.
2. to make unclear.
3. to darken.
[1525–35; < Late Latinobfuscāre to darken =ob-ob- +fuscāre, derivative offuscus dark]
ob`fus•ca′tion,n.
ob•fus′ca•to`ry (-kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)adj.
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obfuscate
Past participle:obfuscated
Gerund:obfuscating
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obfuscate |
obfuscate |
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I obfuscate |
you obfuscate |
he/she/it obfuscates |
we obfuscate |
you obfuscate |
they obfuscate |
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I obfuscated |
you obfuscated |
he/she/it obfuscated |
we obfuscated |
you obfuscated |
they obfuscated |
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I am obfuscating |
you are obfuscating |
he/she/it is obfuscating |
we are obfuscating |
you are obfuscating |
they are obfuscating |
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I have obfuscated |
you have obfuscated |
he/she/it has obfuscated |
we have obfuscated |
you have obfuscated |
they have obfuscated |
Past Continuous |
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I was obfuscating |
you were obfuscating |
he/she/it was obfuscating |
we were obfuscating |
you were obfuscating |
they were obfuscating |
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I had obfuscated |
you had obfuscated |
he/she/it had obfuscated |
we had obfuscated |
you had obfuscated |
they had obfuscated |
Future |
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I will obfuscate |
you will obfuscate |
he/she/it will obfuscate |
we will obfuscate |
you will obfuscate |
they will obfuscate |
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I will have obfuscated |
you will have obfuscated |
he/she/it will have obfuscated |
we will have obfuscated |
you will have obfuscated |
they will have obfuscated |
Future Continuous |
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I will be obfuscating |
you will be obfuscating |
he/she/it will be obfuscating |
we will be obfuscating |
you will be obfuscating |
they will be obfuscating |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been obfuscating |
you have been obfuscating |
he/she/it has been obfuscating |
we have been obfuscating |
you have been obfuscating |
they have been obfuscating |
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I will have been obfuscating |
you will have been obfuscating |
he/she/it will have been obfuscating |
we will have been obfuscating |
you will have been obfuscating |
they will have been obfuscating |
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I had been obfuscating |
you had been obfuscating |
he/she/it had been obfuscating |
we had been obfuscating |
you had been obfuscating |
they had been obfuscating |
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I would obfuscate |
you would obfuscate |
he/she/it would obfuscate |
we would obfuscate |
you would obfuscate |
they would obfuscate |
Past Conditional |
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I would have obfuscated |
you would have obfuscated |
he/she/it would have obfuscated |
we would have obfuscated |
you would have obfuscated |
they would have obfuscated |
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obfuscate
verb(Formal)obscure,confuse,cloud,blur,cover,screen,hide,disguise,conceal,veil,darken,muddy the waters of,befog,throw a veil overThey are deliberately obfuscating the issue.
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