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AHB-fuh-skayt · verb

obfuscate

To make something difficult to understand, often deliberately.

Where the word comes from

From Latin obfuscāre, “to darken,” from ob- and fuscare (“make dark”).

In a sentence

“The contract used plain language instead of legalese to avoid obfuscating the fee.”

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Merriam-Webster dictionary entry for obfuscate