falsify

Meaning

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

Synonyms

counterfeit

fake

forge

distort

misrepresent

adulterate

garble

cook

🧑‍🍳

alter

deceive

warp

wangle

fudge

lie

manipulate

fabricate

copy

interpolation

imitate

interpolate

sophisticate

rig

tamper with

prevaricate

finagle

mislead

misquote

misreport

monkey

🐒

negate

neutralize

override

overrule

overturn

perjure

pervert

pretend

quash

refute

repeal

reproduce

revolutionize

run

scramble

sham

simulate

skew

spin

straighten

subvert

Translations

falsifier

falsificar

falsificar

vervalsen

fausser

falsificar

falsejar

falsear

falsear

fälschen

falsificare

deturpar

adulterar

contrefaire

verfälschen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɒlsɪfaɪ/

Etymology

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