Obfuscate

Main Entry: ob·fus·cate
Pronunciation: ‘äb-f&-“skAt; äb-‘f&s-“kAt, &b-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -cat·ed; -cat·ing
Etymology: Late Latin obfuscatus, past participle of obfuscare, from Latin ob- in the way + fuscus dark brown — more at OB-, DUSK
1 a : DARKEN b : to make obscure
2 : CONFUSE
– ob·fus·ca·tion /”äb-(“)f&s-‘kA-sh&n/ noun
– ob·fus·ca·to·ry /äb-‘f&s-k&-“tOr-E, &b-, -“tor-/ adjective