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Word of the Day – Obfuscate

By September 30, 2018Word of the Day

Obfuscate (verb)

ob-fus-kayt

Make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.

Late Middle English: from late Latin obfuscat- ‘darkened’, from the verb obfuscare, based on Latin fuscus ‘dark’.

Example sentences

“I’m sure the attempt to obfuscate the situation was quite deliberate.”

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