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obfuscate

/ˈɒb.fə.skeɪt/

/ˈɑb.fə.skeɪt/

obfuscateverb

obfuscated

Past Simple

obfuscated

Past Participle

obfuscating

Gerund

/ˈɒb.fə.skeɪt/

/ˈɑb.fə.skeɪt/

Translations

затемнять

The technical jargon used in the report served to obfuscate the main findings.

Технический жаргон, использованный в отчете, служил для затемнения основных выводов.

запутывать

The politician tried to obfuscate the issue to avoid answering the question.

Политик попытался запутывать вопрос, чтобы избежать ответа.

Additional translations

завуалировать

темнить

замутнять

Definitions

To deliberately make something unclear or difficult to understand.

The politician tried to obfuscate the issue by using complex jargon.

To make something obscure or unintelligible.

The instructions were obfuscated by the technical language used.

Synonyms

Antonyms

obfuscatepast participle

Definitions

Made obscure or unclear; rendered difficult to understand.

The obfuscated code was impossible to maintain.

obfuscategerund / present participle

Definitions

Causing confusion or obscurity; tending to make something hard to understand.

The report's obfuscating language frustrated the reviewers.