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obfuscate
verb
Reveal meaning and examples
To make something harder to understand, often deliberately.
Dense jargon can obfuscate an otherwise simple explanation.
During questions, a guest asked whether the organizers would sell attendees' contact details. The host began to obfuscate the issue with vague remarks about 'community opportunities.' Lina noticed the equivocation and repeated the question in plain language.