obfuscate
/ˈɒbfəsˌkeɪt/OB-fuh-skayt
/ˈɑbfəsˌkeɪt/AHB-fuh-skayt
Meaningto darken
Common meaning: to make unclear
- obtowards, against, in the way
- fuscdark, duskyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 798 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
‘towards, against, in the way’ + ‘dark, dusky’ → obfuscate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin fuscus ‘dark, dusky’.
Roots
- fuscus, -a, -um Latin “dark, dusky”
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