Vocab Info
N1 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
誤魔化すto deceive, to falsify, to misrepresent, to cheat, to swindle, to tamper, to juggle, to manipulate, to dodge, to beg the question (issue, difficulties), to varnish over, to gloss over
Dictionary Definition
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to deceive, to cheat, to swindle
Usually written using kana aloneGodan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
2.
to falsify, to misrepresent, to lie about, to tamper with, to doctor, to cook
Usually written using kana aloneGodan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
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 difficult situation), to explain away
Usually written using kana aloneGodan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
4.
to embezzle, to pocket
Usually written using kana alone
All Forms
誤魔化す 【ごまかす】、誤摩化す 【ごまかす】、胡麻化す 【ごまかす】
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不機嫌な気持ちを笑って誤魔化す。
To gloss over a bad mood by laughing. {to deceive, to falsify, to misrepresent, to cheat, to swindle, to tamper, to juggle, to manipulate, to dodge, to beg the question (issue, difficulties), to varnish over, to gloss over}
不良品を誤魔化して売った男を逮捕しました。
The man who sold faulty goods by deceiving was arrested. {to deceive, to falsify, to misrepresent, to cheat, to swindle, to tamper, to juggle, to manipulate, to dodge, to beg the question (issue, difficulties), to varnish over, to gloss over}
歳を誤魔化していた事が知られて彼氏に振られた。
She was dumped by her boyfriend when he found out that she had been falsifying her age. {to deceive, to falsify, to misrepresent, to cheat, to swindle, to tamper, to juggle, to manipulate, to dodge, to beg the question (issue, difficulties), to varnish over, to gloss over}
店主に値段を誤魔化して売られた時は腹が立つったらありゃしなかった。
When the shopkeeper deceived me by falsifying the price and sold it to me, I was beyond furious. {to deceive, to falsify, to misrepresent, to cheat, to swindle, to tamper, to juggle, to manipulate, to dodge, to beg the question (issue, difficulties), to varnish over, to gloss over}
大好きなアニメなくしては自分のこの悲しい気持ちを誤魔化す事は出来ない。
Without my favorite anime, I can't gloss over these sad feelings of mine. {to deceive, to falsify, to misrepresent, to cheat, to swindle, to tamper, to juggle, to manipulate, to dodge, to beg the question (issue, difficulties), to varnish over, to gloss over}
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