ob·fus·cate

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• in|fus|cate — «ihn FUHS kayt», adjective. clouded with brown; darkened. ╂[< Latin īnfuscātus, past participle of īnfuscāre < in in + fuscāre darken < fuscus dark brown] …   Useful english dictionary

• ob|fus|cate — «ob FUHS kayt, OB fuhs », transitive verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. 1. to confuse; bewilder; stupefy: »A person s mind may be obfuscated by liquor or drugs. SYNONYM(S): perplex …   Useful english dictionary

• cate — ab·di·cate; ad·ju·di·cate; ad·vo·cate·ship; af·fri·cate; alem·bi·cate; al·lo·cate; al·ter·cate; alu·mi·no·sil·i·cate; ar·sen·i·cate; athe·cate; aus·pi·cate; au·then·ti·cate; bac·cate; be·a·tif·i·cate; bipli·cate; ca·ly·cate; ca·non·i·cate;… …   English syllables

• fus — bil·i·fus·cin; con·fus·able; con·fus·ing·ly; dif·fus·er; dif·fus·ibil·i·ty; dif·fus·ible; fus; fus·cous; fus·sle; fus·sock; fus·ta·nel·la; fus·tet; fus·tic; fus·ti·gate; fus·ti·ga·tor; fus·ti·lugs; fus·ti·ly; fus·tin; fus·ti·ness; fus·tle;… …   English syllables

• infuscate — in·fus·cate …   English syllables

• obfuscate — ob·fus·cate …   English syllables

• ob — ob; OB; ob·am·bu·late; ob·ben·ite; ob·clavate; ob·clude; ob·compressed; ob·conic; ob·cordate; ob·cuneate; ob·deltoid; ob·diplostemonous; ob·duce; ob·du·ra·cy; ob·e·lis·cal; ob·e·lis·coid; ob·e·lism; ob·e·lize; ob·e·lus; ob·fusc; ob·fus·ca·ble;… …   English syllables

• in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… …   English syllables

• obfuscate — ob•fus•cate [[t]ˈɒb fəˌskeɪt, ɒbˈfʌs keɪt[/t]] v. t. cat•ed, cat•ing 1) to confuse 2) to make unclear 3) to darken • Etymology: 1525–35; < LL obfuscāre to darken =ob ob +fuscāre, der. of fuscus dark ob fus•ca′tion, n. ob•fus′ca•to ry kəˌtɔr i …   From formal English to slang

• Offuscate — Of*fus cate, Offuscation Of fus*ca tion See {Obfuscate}, {Obfuscation}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English