誤魔化す
Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
1. to deceive; to cheat; to swindle (Usually kana)
2. to falsify; to misrepresent; to lie about; to tamper with; to fiddle; to doctor; to cook (Usually kana)
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 kana)
4. to embezzle; to pocket (Usually kana)
Other spellings
ごまかす
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ごまかす
Examples13
彼
He laughed the matter away.
そんな
You can't fool me with a trick like that.
彼ら
They falsified the account balances to evade the tax.
彼
He was cheated of 100 yen.
少女
The little girl laughed her tears away.
お前
This is your responsibility. It's not the kind of thing you can laugh off.