Posted on 01/05/2018 6:54:47 AM PST by Red Badger
ob·fus·cate ˈäbfəˌskāt/
verb verb: obfuscate; 3rd person present: obfuscates; past tense: obfuscated; past participle: obfuscated; gerund or present participle: obfuscating
render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible. "the spelling changes will deform some familiar words and obfuscate their etymological origins"
synonyms: obscure, confuse, make unclear, blur, muddle, complicate, overcomplicate, muddy, cloud, befog
"mere rationalizations to obfuscate rather than clarify the real issue" antonyms: clarify
bewilder (someone). "it is more likely to obfuscate people than enlighten them"
synonyms: bewilder, mystify, puzzle, perplex, confuse, baffle, confound, bemuse, befuddle, nonplus; informalflummox
"her work became more and more obfuscated by mathematics and jargon"
Origin late Middle English: from late Latin obfuscat- darkened, from the verb obfuscare, based on Latin fuscus dark.
Class is in session!............No pushing in line!..............
Robt pushes tentatively, wondering and mystified if the obscuregate is locked again.
The MSM obfuscates the truth on a daily basis.
Use in a sentence: “One should never obfuscate; it is to be eschewed.”
Ob fussed at Kate when she obfuscated about her spending habits.
No obfuscating obfuscation.
The Fall of the Duplicitous Left
Will be worse than Watergate
They think their tactics are deft
As they try to obfuscate
When the Truth is finally revealed
It will be like the House of Usher
It was Hillary who concealed
Her collusion with spies from Russia,
THE DEMOCRAT MANTRA
If the facts are on your side: DELINEATE!
If not: OBFUSCATE!
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