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- pronunciation:
- fuhj
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
fudges, fudging, fudged |
| definition: |
to tamper with, so as to obtain a desired result.
The researcher fudged the experimental data.- similar words:
- doctor, manipulate
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| related words: |
falsify, twist |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to resort to tampering or cheating so as to obtain a desired result.
I could only get the right answer by fudging. |
| definition 2: |
to avoid a question or an issue; be evasive.
These politicians are good at fudging when asked the difficult questions.- similar words:
- lie
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| related words: |
dodge, equivocate |
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