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transitive verb1 a: to devise as a substitute : fake b: falsify <fudged the figures>2: to fail to come to grips with : dodge <fudged the issue>intransitive verb1: to exceed the proper bounds or limits of something <feel that the author has fudged a little on the…rules for crime fiction
— Newsweek>
; also : cheat <fudging on an exam>2: to fail to perform as expected3: to avoid commitment : hedge <the government's tendency to fudge on delicate matters of policy
— Claire Sterling>
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