falsify
To alter so as to make falseTo alter so as to make false; especially when done with intent to deceive.
» Tom is apparently guilty of falsifying records.
Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To alter so as to make false; especially when done with intent to deceive.
to falsify a record or document
фальсифици́роватьfalʹsificírovatʹ, сфальсифици́роватьsfalʹsificírovatʹ, подде́лыватьpoddélyvatʹ
фальсифікува́тиfalʹsyfikuváty
make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
(transitive)To misrepresent.
искажа́тьiskažátʹ, искази́тьiskazítʹ
(transitive)To counterfeit; to forge.
to falsify money
(transitive)To prove to be false.
falsifizieren, widerlegen
опроверга́тьoprovergátʹ, опрове́ргнутьoprovérgnutʹ
prove false
(transitive)To show (an item of charge inserted in an account) to be wrong.
(obsolete, transitive)To baffle or escape.
(obsolete, transitive)To violate; to break by falsehood.
to falsify one's faith or word
Examples
25 sentencesTom is apparently guilty of falsifying records.
Data can be falsified.
Tom falsified the reports.
ruТом подделал отчёты. — odexed
deTom verfälschte die Berichte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He falsified his report.
Він сфальсифікував свій звіт. — deniko
Sami was falsifying his university records.
Translations
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Origin
From French falsifier, from Late Latin falsificāre (“make false, corrupt, counterfeit, falFrom French falsifier, from Late Latin falsificāre (“make false, corrupt, counterfeit, falsify”), from Latin falsificus, from falsus (“false”), corresponding to false + -ify.
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Forms
falsifies, falsifying, falsified, falsifiedSynonyms
11 synonyms- make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story:distortgarblewarp
- insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby:interpolatealter
- tamper, with the purpose of deception:fudgemanipulatefakecookwanglemisrepresent
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle