obfuscate

/ˈɑb.fə.skeɪt/

VERB

1. To make something dark or obscure

To make dark or overshadow something, reducing its visibility or clarity.

Making something visually darker, dimmer, or less visible by casting a shadow or covering it.

VERB

To deliberately make something more confusing in order to conceal the truth or make it difficult to understand.

Intentionally hiding facts, intentions, or important details by making information unclear, misleading, or difficult to understand.

Some politicians tend to obfuscate their true intentions during election campaigns.
The complex language in the legal document seemed designed to obfuscate its meaning.
Critics accused the company of trying to obfuscate the details of the controversial deal.
The speaker's attempt to obfuscate the issue only raised more questions.
In an effort to avoid scrutiny, the scam artist tried to obfuscate the trail of funds.

Complicating an explanation, discussion, or situation so that its meaning becomes confusing or difficult to follow.

VERB

To alter code while preserving its behavior but concealing its structure and intent.

Transforming computer code to make its structure, logic, or purpose difficult to understand without changing its intended behavior.