Obfuscate Definition

ŏbfə-skāt, ŏb-fŭskāt

obfuscated, obfuscates, obfuscating

verb

obfuscated, obfuscates, obfuscating

To make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or understand.

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To cloud over; obscure; make dark or unclear.

Webster's New World

To muddle; confuse; bewilder.

Webster's New World

(computing) To alter code while preserving its behavior but conceal its structure and intent.

We need to obfuscate these classes before we ship the final release.

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adjective

(obsolete) Obfuscated; darkened; obscured.

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Origin of Obfuscate

Latin obfuscāre obfuscāt- to darken ob- over ob– fuscāre to darken (from fuscus dark)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From the participle stem of Late Latin obfuscāre, from Latin ob- + fuscāre, present active infinitive of fuscō (“I darken").

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