ob·fus·cate

Ob·fus·cate [ˌɒbfʌsˈkeɪt] -- verb

1. to make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or understand.


2. to render indistinct or dim; darken: The fog obfuscated the shore.

Obfuscate derives from Latin obfuscre meaning to "darken", from fuscus "dark".


Quote:

"Sedulously eschew obfuscatory hyperverbosity and prolixity." -- Roedy Green.