obfuscate

/ˈɑbfəˌskeɪt/

to render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible

obfuscate in a sentence

“The technical jargon served to obfuscate rather than clarify.”

Latin obfuscare to darken from ob- over + fuscare to make dark from fuscus dark

Related Words

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to make something clear; to explain

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to warn or reprimand someone firmly

berate

to scold or criticize someone angrily