obfuscate

== 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”). Doublet of dusken (“to darken, make obscure”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒbfəskeɪt/ (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɑbfəskeɪt/ (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ˈɒbfəskeɪt/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔbfəskæɪt/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɒbfəskæɪt/, [ˈɔ̟bfəskæɪt] === Verb === obfuscate (third-person singular simple present obfuscates, present participle obfuscating, simple past and past participle obfuscated) To make dark; to overshadow. To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth. (computing) To alter code while preserving its behavior but concealing its structure and intent. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (to make dark): darken, eclipse, overshadow (to deliberately make more confusing): confuse, muddle, obscure ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “to deliberately make less confusing”): explain, simplify ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== obfuscation obfuscatory obfuscous ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === obfuscate (comparative more obfuscate, superlative most obfuscate) (obsolete) Obfuscated; darkened; obscured.