Equivocate vs Obfuscate - What's the difference?
equivocate | obfuscate |
To use words of equivocal or doubtful signification; to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive; to use ambiguous expressions with a view to mislead; as, to equivocate is the work of duplicity.
To render equivocal or ambiguous.
To make dark; overshadow
To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth.
(computing) To alter code while preserving its behavior but concealing its structure and intent.
As verbs the difference between equivocate and obfuscate
is that equivocate is to use words of equivocal or doubtful signification; to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive; to use ambiguous expressions with a view to mislead; as, to equivocate is the work of duplicity while obfuscate is to make dark; overshadow.As an adjective obfuscate is
obfuscated; darkened; obscured.equivocate
English
(Webster 1913)Alternative forms
* (archaic)Verb
(equivocat)- All that Garnet had to say for him was that he supposed he meant to equivocate . -.
- He equivocated his vow by a mental reservation. -.
Synonyms
* prevaricate * evade * shuffle * quibble * dodge * adumbrateSee also
* prevaricateExternal links
* ----obfuscate
English
Verb
(obfuscat)- Before leaving the scene, the murderer set a fire to obfuscate any evidence of his or her identity.
- We need to obfuscate these classes before we ship the final release.