Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front)
取り繕うように、笑ってみせる。She smiled to smooth things over. to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to varnish over; to patch (things) up; to palliate
to mend; to repair; to patch up
Also written 取繕う【とりつくろう】