[まるめる, marumeru] (v1, vt) (1) to make round; to roll up; to curl up; (2) (See 丸め込む・1) to seduce; to cajole; to explain away; (3) to round off (a fraction); (4) (arch) to lump together; (P)
[いいくるめる, iikurumeru] (v1, vt) to deceive somebody into believing (e.g. that black is white); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle