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vervalsen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • counterfeit adj Made to imitate something genuine in order to deceive; fake.
  • distort verb To twist something out of its normal shape.
  • falsification noun The act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not.
  • falsify verb To alter information dishonestly, usually to deceive someone.
  • forge noun A furnace or workshop where metal is heated and shaped.
  • massage noun The act of rubbing or kneading someone's body to relax muscles or relieve tension.
  • rig noun A large piece of equipment used for a specific task, especially for drilling or trucking.
  • spoof noun A humorous imitation that pokes fun at something, especially a film, show, or genre.

Senses

vervalsen is used for these senses in English:

  • counterfeit (transitive) To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of.
  • distort (transitive) To give a false or misleading account of; pervert.
  • falsification The act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not.
  • forge To create a forgery of; to make a counterfeit item of; to copy or imitate unlawfully.
  • massage (transitive) To falsify (data or accounts).
  • rig (transitive) To manipulate something dishonestly for personal gain or discriminatory purposes.
  • spoof (transitive, computing) To falsify.

counterfeit — full definition

  1. adj Made to imitate something genuine in order to deceive; fake.
  2. noun A fake version of something, made to pass as genuine.
  3. verb To make an illegal imitation of something valuable, especially money.

distort — full definition

  1. verb To twist something out of its normal shape.
  2. verb To give a false or misleading version of the truth.

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