What does "obfuscateth" mean?

third-person singular simple present indicative of obfuscate

What is a synonym for "obfuscateth"?

Common synonyms include: confuse, darken, adumbrate, becloud, bedarken, bedim.

Obfuscateth

verb

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Verb

1
third-person singular simple present indicative of obfuscate archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
"...but to fall into the darkness of Superstition is [ really ] terrible, when it obfuscateth the Reason, in circumstances when [ men ] have particular need of Reason."

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confuse darken adumbrate becloud bedarken bedim

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"...but to fall into the darkness of Superstition is [ really ] terrible, when it obfuscateth the Reason, in circumstances when [ men ] have particular need of Reason."

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