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obfuscate

/ˈɒbfʌskeɪt/verb

उच्चारण ऑब्फ़स्केट

अस्पष्ट करना, उलझाना, धुँधला करना

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    [I, T] ~ (sth) formal

    to try to make something less clear and more difficult to understand, usually deliberately

    अस्पष्ट करना, उलझाना, धुँधला करना

    • The report uses jargon to obfuscate the real facts.
    • The spokesman tried to obfuscate the issue with long sentences full of technical terms.
    • Some writers obfuscate their meaning with long, difficult words.
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    • Do not obfuscate the issue; just give a direct answer.
    • The company tried to obfuscate the facts about its losses.

    Synonyms obscure confuse cloud muddle complicate

    Opposite clarify elucidate explain simplify

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ob·fus·cate

With -fus- (not 'obfiscate' or 'obsfucate'); the noun obfuscation.

बीच में -fus- ('obfiscate' या 'obsfucate' गलत है); noun obfuscation।

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Keep the make-unclear words together: obfuscate (deliberately confuse), obscure (hide or make unclear), muddle, befuddle (confuse a person).

अस्पष्ट करने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: obfuscate (जानबूझकर उलझाना), obscure (छिपाना या अस्पष्ट करना), muddle, befuddle (किसी व्यक्ति को उलझाना)।

The opposite set: clarify, elucidate, explicate.

विपरीत समूह: clarify, elucidate, explicate।