Thoughts on a Thursday...

Boy, since I decided to pay attention and find words... all of a sudden I'm running across words I don't know in what I am reading! Huh. I'm reading pretty light stuff.

Here's today's word....

ob·fus·cate

 verb 
\ˈäb-fə-ˌskāt; äb-ˈfəs-ˌkāt, əb-\

ob·fus·cat·edob·fus·cat·ing

Definition of OBFUSCATE

transitive verb

1

a : darkenb : to make obscure <obfuscate the issue>

2

: confuse <obfuscate the reader>

intransitive verb

: to be evasive, unclear, or confusing

— ob·fus·ca·tion noun

— ob·fus·ca·to·ry adjective

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Examples of OBFUSCATE

1. Politicians keep obfuscating the issues.
2. Their explanations only serve to obfuscate and confuse.

Origin of OBFUSCATE

Late Latin obfuscatus, past participle of obfuscare, from Latin ob- in the way + fuscus dark brown — more at ob-,dusk

First Known Use: 1577

Related to OBFUSCATE

Synonyms: becloud, befog, blur, cloud, fog, muddy,confuse

Did you know what obfuscate meant??