chicane

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of CHICANE

to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal <a lawyer who is so notorious for chicaning that the guilty invariably seek his services>

Synonyms chicane, finagle, fudge

Related Words crib; color, distort, falsify, misinterpret, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist, warp; doctor, fake, tamper (with); elaborate, embellish, embroider, exaggerate, magnify, pad, stretch; dodge, evade, hedge

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