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falsificar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • counterfeit adj Made to imitate something genuine in order to deceive; fake.
  • fake adjective Not genuine; made to look real in order to deceive.
  • falsify verb To alter information dishonestly, usually to deceive someone.
  • spoof noun A humorous imitation that pokes fun at something, especially a film, show, or genre.

Senses

falsificar is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

fake — full definition

  1. adjective Not genuine; made to look real in order to deceive.
  2. noun An object, person, or claim that is not what it appears to be.
  3. verb To make something appear real or true when it isn't; to pretend.

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