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obfuscations

ob·fus·cate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ob-fuh-skeyt, ob-fuhs-keyt]
    • /ˈɒb fəˌskeɪt, ɒbˈfʌs keɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ob-fuh-skeyt, ob-fuhs-keyt]
    • /ˈɒb fəˌskeɪt, ɒbˈfʌs keɪt/

Definitions of obfuscations word

  • verb with object obfuscations to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy. 1
  • verb with object obfuscations to make obscure or unclear: to obfuscate a problem with extraneous information. 1
  • verb with object obfuscations to darken. 1
  • noun obfuscations Plural form of obfuscation. 1
See all 4 definitions of obfuscations

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Origin of obfuscations

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Late Latin obfuscātus (past participle of obfuscāre to darken), equivalent to Latin ob- ob- + fusc(us) dark + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Obfuscations

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Obfuscations

obfuscations popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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