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fal·si·fy
 falsify
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- pronunciation:
- fawl
sih
faI
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
falsifies, falsifying, falsified |
| definition 1: |
to make, or alter so as to make, untrue or inaccurate.
He falsified the documents.- synonyms:
- cook, doctor, fabricate
- similar words:
- alter, concoct, distort, fake, fudge
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| definition 2: |
to make a false representation of; misrepresent.
- synonyms:
- distort, misrepresent
- similar words:
- fake
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| related words: |
belie, disguise, doctor, imitate, manipulate, pretend, wrench |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to make untrue or inaccurate statements intentionally; lie.
- synonyms:
- lie, prevaricate
- similar words:
- fib
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| derivations: |
falsifiable (adj.), falsification (n.), falsifier (n.) |
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