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Confuscate vs Obfuscate - What's the difference?

confuscate | obfuscate |

As verbs the difference between confuscate and obfuscate

is that confuscate is to confuse, confound, or perplex while obfuscate is to make dark; overshadow.

As an adjective obfuscate is

(obsolete) obfuscated; darkened; obscured.

confuscate

English

Verb

  • To confuse, confound, or perplex.
  • To complicate; to cause confusion.

    • Synonyms

    * (confuse) confusticate

    obfuscate

    English

    Verb

    (obfuscat)
  • To make dark; overshadow
  • To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth.
    • Before leaving the scene, the murderer set a fire to obfuscate any evidence of his or her identity.
  • (computing) To alter code while preserving its behavior but concealing its structure and intent.
    • We need to obfuscate these classes before we ship the final release.

    Synonyms

    * (to make dark) darken, eclipse, overshadow * (to deliberately make more confusing) confuse, muddle, obscure

    Antonyms

    * (to deliberately make less confusing) explain, simplify

    Derived terms

    * obfuscatable * unobfuscatable

    Related terms

    * obfuscation * obfuscatory * obfuscous

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Obfuscated; darkened; obscured.