obfuscate

Etymology

From Middle French obfusquer, from Old French offusquer, and the participle stem of Late Latin obfuscō, from Latin ob- + fuscō (“to darken”).

verb

1. To make dark; to overshadow.
2. To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth.
   obfuscate facts
   Can weakness be really obfuscated?
   Before leaving the scene, the murderer set a fire in order to obfuscate any evidence of his identity.
   When asked if Kelly could have been more transparent or truthful, that official wrote: “In this White House, it’s simply not in our DNA. Truthful and transparent is great, but we don’t even have a coherent strategy to obfuscate.” February 13 2018, Anonymous White House Official, “White House reels as FBI director contradicts official claims about alleged abuser”, in Washington Post
3. (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.

adj

1. (obsolete) Obfuscated; darkened; obscured.