Obfuscate vs Offuscate - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between obfuscate and offuscate

is that obfuscate is to make dark; overshadow while offuscate is obsolete form of lang=en.

is obfuscated; darkened; obscured.

(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.

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

* (to deliberately make less confusing) explain, simplify

* obfuscatable * unobfuscatable

(en adjective)

(obsolete) Obfuscated; darkened; obscured.

(offuscat)