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present participle of finesse
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1
to plan out usually with subtle skill or care
- had to finesse the schedule a bit to fit in another patient that afternoon
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2
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
- tried to finesse the blame for the foreign policy fiasco, even though he was secretary of state at the time
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