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Definition of obfuscate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

obfuscate

verb

NAmE//ˈɑbfəˌskeɪt//

[intransitive, transitive] obfuscate (something) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they obfuscate

he / she / it obfuscates

past simple obfuscated

-ing form obfuscating

to make something less clear and more difficult to understand, usually deliberately synonym obscure

obfuscation

NAmE//ˌɑbfəˈskeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable, countable]See obfuscate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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