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Obfuscate (verb)
To make dark; overshadow
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Obfuscate (verb)
To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth.
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Obfuscate (verb)
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.”
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Obfuscate (adjective)
Obfuscated; darkened; obscured.
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Prevaricate (verb)
To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).
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Prevaricate (verb)
To shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour; to evade the truth; to waffle or be (intentionally) ambiguous.
“The people saw the politician prevaricate every day.”
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Prevaricate (verb)
To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution.
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Prevaricate (verb)
To undertake something falsely and deceitfully, with the purpose of defeating or destroying it.
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Prevaricate (verb)
speak or act in an evasive way
“he seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions”