Definition of obfuscate - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
confusemake something difficult to understand on purpose
- The lawyer tried to obfuscate the facts of the case.
2.
technologyTECH. alter code to hide its purpose but keep functionTECH.
- The developer obfuscated the code to protect intellectual property.
Expressions with obfuscate
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make the problem hard to understand on purpose
He tried to obfuscate the issue during the meeting.
Origin of obfuscate
Latin, obfuscare (to darken)
Terms with obfuscate included in their meaning
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information control
dissimulate or obfuscate information
Examples of obfuscate in a sentence
The instructions were obfuscated to confuse the competitors. He obfuscated the script to prevent tampering. The software's code was obfuscated for security reasons.
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- French:obscurcir, obfusquer, ...
- German:verschleiern, obfuskieren, ...
- Italian:offuscare, camuffare, ...
- Spanish:ofuscar, enmascarar, ...
- Portuguese:obscurecer, ofuscar, ...
- Chinese:混淆, 加密, ...
- Japanese:曖昧にする, 難読化する, ...
- Arabic:غَمَّضَ, غَمَّضَ الشِّفْرَةَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְטַשְׁטֵשׁ, לְעַרְפֵּל, ...
- Russian:запутывать, ...
- Ukrainian:заплутувати, шифрувати, ...
- Hindi:बात को उलझाना, छुपाना, ...
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