obfuscate

obfuscate [verb]: to deliberately make something obscure and confusing.

Example: The enquiry committee rebuked the official for trying to obfuscate the issue.

Related words: obfuscation [noun], obfuscatory [adjective]

Synonyms: becloud, befuddle, complicate, confuse, fog, muddle, obscure, stupefy

Antonyms: clarify, elucidate, illuminate, simplify

Tags: GRE

Category: Vocabulary words

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