The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
v. To make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or understand: "A great effort was made . . . to obscure or obfuscate the truth” ( Robert Conquest).
v. To render indistinct or dim; darken: The fog obfuscated the shore.
v. To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth.
v. To alter code while preserving its behavior but conceal its structure and intent.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Obfuscated; darkened; obscured.
v. To darken; to obscure; to becloud.
v. To confuse; to bewilder; to make unclear.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To darken; obscure; becloud; confuse; bewilder; muddle.
Darkened; clouded; obscured; muddled.
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v. make obscure or unclear
Word Usage
"However, let's distract and obfuscate from the glaring flaws of the current administration and revel in the hate for an administration that is no longer in office."