obfuscate

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English

Etymology

The adjective is first attested in 1487, in Middle English, the verb in 1536; either borrowed from Middle French obfusquer, offusquer, from Old French offusquer, or directly from Late Latin obfuscātus, offuscātus, the perfect passive participle of obfuscō, offuscō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from Latin ob- + fuscō (to darken).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒbfəskeɪt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑbfəskeɪt/
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Verb

obfuscate (third-person singular simple present obfuscates, present participle obfuscating, simple past and past participle obfuscated)

  1. To make dark; to overshadow.
  2. To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth.
    obfuscate facts
    Can weakness be really obfuscated?
    Before leaving the scene, the murderer set a fire in order to obfuscate any evidence of his identity.
  3. (computing) To alter code while preserving its behavior but concealing its structure and intent.
    We need to obfuscate these classes before we ship the final release.

Conjugation

Conjugation of obfuscate
infinitive (to) obfuscate
present tense past tense
1st-person singular obfuscate obfuscated
2nd-person singular obfuscate, obfuscatest obfuscated, obfuscatedst
3rd-person singular obfuscates, obfuscateth obfuscated
plural obfuscate
subjunctive obfuscate obfuscated
imperative obfuscate
participles obfuscating obfuscated

Archaic or obsolete.

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of to deliberately make less confusing): explain, simplify

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

obfuscate (comparative more obfuscate, superlative most obfuscate)

  1. (obsolete) Obfuscated; darkened; obscured.