render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible: the spelling changes will deform +
+Obfuscate | verb [with object]
+render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible: the spelling changes will deform some familiar words and obfuscate their etymological origins.
-
+- bewilder (someone): it is more likely to obfuscate people than enlighten them. -obfuscatory | adjective
+- bewilder (someone): it is more likely to obfuscate people than enlighten them.
obfuscatory | adjective
+ORIGIN
late Middle English (as adjective): from late Latin obfuscat- -‘darkened’, from the verb obfuscare, based on Latin fuscus ‘dark’.
the action of making something obscure, unclear, or unintelligible: when +‘darkened’, from the verb obfuscare, based on Latin fuscus ‘dark’.
+ ++Obfuscation | noun
+the action of making something obscure, unclear, or unintelligible: when confronted with sharp questions they resort to obfuscation | ministers put up mealy-mouthed denials and obfuscations.
+ORIGIN
late Middle English: from late Latin obfuscatio(n-), from obfuscare -‘to darken or obscure’ (see obfuscate).
The official IOCCC website is www.ioccc.org.
It was a dark and stormy night…
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 2dac37a21..e483dfb9a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,26 +1,31 @@ # The International Obfuscated C Code Contest -## **Obfuscate** | *verb* [with object] - -- render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible: the spelling changes will deform +> **Obfuscate** | _verb_ [with object] +> +> render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible: the spelling changes will deform some familiar words and obfuscate their etymological origins. - - - bewilder (someone): it is more likely to obfuscate people than enlighten them. -obfuscatory | adjective - - late Middle English (as adjective): from late Latin **obfuscat-** - 'darkened', from the verb **obfuscare**, based on Latin **fuscus** 'dark'. +> +> - bewilder (someone): it is more likely to obfuscate people than enlighten them. +> +> **obfuscatory** | _adjective_ +> +> **ORIGIN** +> +> late Middle English (as adjective): from late Latin **obfuscat-** +> 'darkened', from the verb **obfuscare**, based on Latin **fuscus** 'dark'. -## **Obfuscation** | *noun* - -- the action of making something obscure, unclear, or unintelligible: when +> **Obfuscation** | _noun_ +> +> the action of making something obscure, unclear, or unintelligible: when confronted with sharp questions they resort to obfuscation | ministers put up mealy-mouthed denials and obfuscations. - - late Middle English: from late Latin **obfuscatio(n-)**, from **obfuscare** - 'to darken or obscure' (see *obfuscate*). +> +> **ORIGIN** +> +> late Middle English: from late Latin **obfuscatio(n-)**, from **obfuscare** +> 'to darken or obscure' (see *obfuscate*). The official IOCCC website is [www.ioccc.org](https://www.ioccc.org).