verb
falsify
FOL-sih-feye
verb
1
To alter information dishonestly, usually to deceive someone.
"He was charged with falsifying his tax returns."
2
To prove something to be false.
"New evidence falsified the original theory."
How to Use Falsify
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo dishonestly change something, or to prove that something is untrue.
Common pairings
falsify records
falsify data
Word Forms
falsified past tense, falsifies singular
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Etymology
From Late Latin falsificare ("to make false"), from falsus ("false").