obfuscate
verb
ob·fus·cate
ˈäb-fə-ˌskāt
äb-ˈfə-ˌskāt,
əb-
obfuscated; obfuscating
1
a
: to throw into shadow : darken
b
: to make obscure
obfuscate the issue
officials who … continue to obscure and obfuscate what happened—Mary Carroll
2
: confuse
obfuscate the reader
: to be evasive, unclear, or confusing
The suspect often obfuscated during the interrogation.
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