falsify

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To alter so as to make false; especially when done with intent to deceive.
  2. To misrepresent.
  3. To counterfeit; to forge.
  4. To prove to be false.
  5. To show (an item of charge inserted in an account) to be wrong.
  6. To baffle or escape.
  7. To violate; to break by falsehood.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɒlsɪfaɪ/ /ˈfɔːlsɪfaɪ/ en-us-falsify.ogg

Word forms

falsify falsifies falsifying falsified

Etymology

From French falsifier, from Late Latin falsificāre (“make false, corrupt, counterfeit, falsify”), from Latin falsificus, from falsus (“false”), corresponding to false + -ify.

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