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obfuscate definition

ob·fus·cate (äb′fəs kāt′, äb fus′kāt′)

transitive verb obfuscated -·cat′ed, obfuscating -·cat′·ing

  1. to cloud over; obscure; make dark or unclear
  2. to muddle; confuse; bewilder

Etymology: < L obfuscatus, pp. of obfuscare, to darken < ob- (see ob-) + fuscare, to obscure < fuscus, dark < IE base *dhus- > dusk, doze, dust

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the new growth on the forest trees obfuscated the view

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