Past tense of obfuscate
regular verb
The past tense of obfuscate is obfuscated. The past participle is also obfuscated.
Forms of obfuscate
| Base form (V1) | obfuscate /ˈɒbfəskeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | obfuscated |
| Past participle (V3) | obfuscated |
| Present participle | obfuscating |
| Third person singular | obfuscates |
Obfuscated in a sentence
- Can weakness be really obfuscated?
- If we triangulate these various assertions, one thing remains consistent: an uneasy pairing of discomfort and comfort, of the unfamiliar with the familiar, great love obfuscated by immense terror.2025 January 24, Jacob Slankard, “What Does “Lynchian” Mean Anyways?”, in Collider. From the entry Lynchian
- Such semantical cues serve to identify the proper underlying phrase-marker initially obfuscated by the transformational shifting of form-classes in the lineal generation of the undisambiguated phrase-marker.1972, James H. Boren, When in doubt, mumble: a bureaucrat's handbook, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., page 67. From the entry undisambiguated
Meaning of obfuscate
- verb To make dark; to overshadow.
- verb To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth.
- verb To alter code while preserving its behavior but concealing its structure and intent.
Questions about the past tense of obfuscate
- What is the past tense of obfuscate?
- The past tense of obfuscate is obfuscated.
- What is the past participle of obfuscate?
- The past participle of obfuscate is obfuscated.
- Is obfuscate a regular or irregular verb?
- Obfuscate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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