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ob·fus·cate    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (bf-skt, b-fskt)
tr.v. ob·fus·cat·ed, ob·fus·cat·ing, ob·fus·cates

1. To make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or understand: “A great effort was made... to obscure or obfuscate the truth” (Robert Conquest).
2. To render indistinct or dim; darken: The fog obfuscated the shore.

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[Latin obfuscre, obfusct-, to darken  : ob-, over; see ob- + fuscre, to darken (from fuscus, dark).]

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obfus·cation n.
ob·fusca·tory (b-fsk-tôr, -tr, b-) adj.

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Obfuscation

\Ob`fus*ca"tion\, n. [L. obfuscatio.] The act of darkening or bewildering; the state of being darkened. ``Obfuscation of the cornea.'' --E. Darwin.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

Obfuscation

n : confusion resulting from failure to understand [syn: bewilderment, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement]

Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University