väärentää — meaning in English
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English meaning
- adulterate adj Corrupted or made impure by being mixed with something else; adulterated.
- counterfeit adj Made to imitate something genuine in order to deceive; fake.
- fabricate verb To manufacture or build something, especially by assembling parts.
- fake adjective Not genuine; made to look real in order to deceive.
- falsify verb To alter information dishonestly, usually to deceive someone.
- forge noun A furnace or workshop where metal is heated and shaped.
- manufacture noun The process of making goods, typically on a large scale using machinery.
- spoof noun A humorous imitation that pokes fun at something, especially a film, show, or genre.
Senses
väärentää is used for these senses in English:
- adulterate (transitive) To corrupt, to debase (someone or something).
- adulterate (transitive) To make less valuable or spoil (something) by adding impurities or other substances.
- cook the books (idiomatic, by extension) To falsify an account of an event.
- counterfeit (transitive) To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of.
- fabricate (transitive) To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely.
- fake (transitive) To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify.
- falsify To alter so as to make false; especially when done with intent to deceive.
- falsify To counterfeit; to forge.
adulterate — full definition
- adj Corrupted or made impure by being mixed with something else; adulterated.
- adj Tending to commit adultery; relating to or being the product of adultery; adulterous.
counterfeit — full definition
- adj Made to imitate something genuine in order to deceive; fake.
- noun A fake version of something, made to pass as genuine.
- verb To make an illegal imitation of something valuable, especially money.