Meaning of 取繕う in Japanese

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Definition of 取繕う

とりつくろう(toritsukurou) 【 取り繕う ·取繕う 】

取繕 Kanji Details

  1. (v5u, vt) to keep up (appearances)

    取り繕うように、笑ってみせる。
    She smiled to smooth things over.

  2. to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to varnish over; to palliate; to temporize; to temporise
  3. to mend; to repair; to patch up
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