ob-3 +
(Latin: across, over, upon)
Before c, ob- becomes oc-; before f, ob- becomes of-; before g, ob- becomes og-; before p, ob- becomes op-; before m, ob- becomes o-
obfuscate, obfuscated, obfuscating
1. To confuse; to bewilder; to stupefy: "A person's mind may be obfuscated by liquor."
2. To darken or to make obscure or unclear: "He tried to obfuscate his drunken driving with extraneous information about taking medication; however, the odor of alcohol on his breath was not obfuscating his real condition."
3. Etymology: from Latin obfuscatus and obfuscare, "to darken," from ob, "over" + fuscare, "to make dark"; from fuscus, "dark".
obscure
1. To conceal or to conceal by confusing (the meaning of a statement, poem, etc.).
2. To make dark, dim, indistinct, etc.
3. To reduce or to neutralize (a vowel) to the sound usually represented by a schwa (ə).
4. A reference to a meaning which is not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: "There was an obscure sentence in the contract."
5. Not clear to the understanding; hard to perceive: "She had obscure motivations."
6. With reference to language, style, a speaker, etc.; not expressing the meaning clearly or plainly.
7. To make less visible or to make unclear.
8. Not readily noticed or seen; inconspicuous: "There was an obscure flaw in his reasoning."
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