obfuscate
obfuscate
Definition
ob·fus·cate (äb′fəs kāt′, äb fus′kāt′)
ob′·fus·ca′·tion noun
obfuscate
Synonyms
obfuscate
Usage Examples
Object
- truth: I accept that many a human has tried to obfuscate the truth, the light.
- code: Rather than obfuscating the viral code as in the past, virus writers are now changing the encoding techniques.
- fact: But the pretense that reality goes no further must be abandoned because this merely obfuscates facts and slows down the search for solutions.
- issue: One of the best ways to win an argument is to use language that obfuscates the issues; just ask any lawyer.
- language: One weapon at their command is to debase and obfuscate decent language.
- word: However, sophisticated anti-spam software can detect spam which contains deliberately obfuscated words and phrases and prevent it from reaching users ' inboxes.
Infinitive complement
- keep: Central bank's traditional tendency to obfuscate to keep scrutiny at bay is no longer an option.
Modifying Another Word
- deliberately: These have made no substantive progress; the Iraqis are deliberately obfuscating.
- not: This issue is administrative - not obfuscated info or lack of product or issue disclosure.
- increasingly: Over the years, statistical analyzes have certainly become more sophisticated but to such an extent that they increasingly obfuscate the process.
- merely: To refer to both groups as " homicide bombers " merely obfuscates the difference in method.
- even: Wordsworth even obfuscates the origin of the ' joy ' that the Vicar has taken with him to Heaven.
- n't: I've written about this previously in relation to software copy protection; you ca n't obfuscate software.
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