Definitions:

1. In computer science, refers to deliberately make code or data difficult to understand, often to protect it from reverse engineering or tampering. VERB
   • The developer used an algorithm to obfuscate the program's source code, making it harder for hackers to access.
2. To deliberately make something unclear, confusing, or difficult to understand, often to hide the truth or avoid giving straigthforward information. VERB
   • The lawyer's attempt to obfuscate the facts only complicated the case further.
3. To obscure the intended meaning or to make something intelligible. VERB
   • The politician's speech seemed designed to obfuscate rather than clarify his position on the issue.

Synonyms:

• blur
• cloud
• complicate
• confuse
• make unclear
• muddle
• obscure
• perplex