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obfuscate |ˈäbfəˌskāt| verb [ trans. ] render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible : the spelling changes will deform some familiar words and obfuscate their etymological origins. • bewilder (someone) : it is more likely to obfuscate people than enlighten them. DERIVATIVES obfuscation |ˌäbfəˈskā sh ən| noun obfuscatory |äbˈfəskəˌtôrē| adjective ORIGIN late Middle English : from late Latin obfuscat- ‘darkened,’ from the verb obfuscare, based on Latin fuscus ‘dark.’