obfuscate

To render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible; to deliberately confuse.

• obfuscation/ˌɒbfʌˈskeɪʃən/(n)混淆
• obfuscatory/ɒbˈfʌskətəri/(adj)使人困惑的

• obfuscate the truth
• obfuscate the issue
• deliberate obfuscation
• obfuscate meaning

1. 1.The company's press release seemed designed to obfuscate rather than clarify what had happened. (deliberately confuse)
2. 2.Legal jargon often obfuscates meaning, making contracts unintelligible to ordinary people. (make unclear)

• obscure/əbˈskjʊə/— make unclear
• confuse/kənˈfjuːz/— cause bewilderment
• muddle/ˈmʌdəl/— mix up confusingly

from Latin "obfuscare" — ob- (over) + fuscare (to darken) — "fuscus" = dark — to throw darkness over something