brazening

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Brazen \Bra"zen\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brazened}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Brazening}.]
   To carry through impudently or shamelessly; as, to brazen the
   matter through.
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         Sabina brazened it out before Mrs. Wygram, but inwardly
         she was resolved to be a good deal more circumspect.
                                                  --W. Black.
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