ごまかす, 誤魔化す, 誤摩化す, 胡麻化す
1. to deceive, to cheat, to swindle
2. to falsify, to misrepresent, to lie about, to tamper with, to doctor, to cook
3. to evade (a question, taxes, etc.), to dodge, to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.), to smooth over, to get one's way out of (a d...
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