obscurcir — meaning in English

English meaning

• darken verb To make or become darker in light or color.
• obfuscate verb To make something unclear or hard to understand, usually on purpose and in order to hide the truth.
• obscure adjective Not well known.

Senses

obscurcir is used for these senses in English:

• black out (transitive) To obscure in darkness.
• darken (transitive) To make dark or darker by reducing light.
• darken (intransitive) To become dark or darker (having less light).
• obfuscate To make dark; to overshadow.
• obfuscate (computing) To alter code while preserving its behavior but concealing its structure and intent.

darken — full definition

1. verb To make or become darker in light or color.
2. verb To make a mood, tone, or situation gloomier or more troubling.

obfuscate — full definition

1. verb To make something unclear or hard to understand, usually on purpose and in order to hide the truth.
2. verb In computing, to rewrite code or data so that it still works but is very difficult for a human to read, typically to protect it from copying or analysis.

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