fake up
fake up · fakes up · faked up · faking up
To counterfeit; to make that appears to be something elseTo counterfeit (something); to make (something) that appears to be something else.
» "Illegal immigration" is a fake problem made up by the right to scapegoat a vulnerable minority for the effects of neoliberal policies.
Meaning
1 senses(slang)To counterfeit (something); to make (something) that appears to be something else.
Examples
1 sentences"Illegal immigration" is a fake problem made up by the right to scapegoat a vulnerable minority for the effects of neoliberal policies.
Forms
fakes up, faking up, faked up, faked upPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb