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obfuscate

/ˈɒb.fʌs.keɪt/

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verb

/ˈɒb.fʌs.keɪt/C2formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия, делающего что-либо неясным, трудным для понимания или запутанным, часто намеренно.

A verb used to indicate the act of making something unclear, difficult to understand, or obscure, often deliberately.

  1. Make unclear or confusingC1formal

    To deliberately make something difficult to understand or obscure.

    ruЗапутывать

    • The politician tried to obfuscate the issue with complex jargon.
    • The instructions were obfuscated by unnecessary technical terms.
    • He obfuscated his true intentions with vague statements.

    Synonymsbewilderblurcloudcomplicateconfusegarblemuddlemystifyobscureperplex

    Antonymsclarifyelucidateenlightenexplainilluminatesimplify

  2. Darken or obscureC2formal

    To make something dim, dark, or less visible.

    ruЗатемнять

    • The fog obfuscated the view of the mountains.
    • The clouds obfuscated the moonlight.
    • The smoke obfuscated the entire room.

    Synonymsbefogblurclouddarkendimeclipseobscureshade

    Antonymsbrightenclarifyilluminatelightenreveal

Forms
  • obfuscated past participle
  • obfuscated past simple
  • obfuscating present participle
  • obfuscates third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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