falsify
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falsify
- /ˈfɒlsɪfaɪ/
- /ˈfɔːlsɪfaɪ/
Rhymes with -ɒlsɪfaɪ, -ɔːlsɪfaɪ
Where it comes from
From French falsifier, from Late Latin falsificāre (“make false, corrupt, counterfeit, falsify”), from Latin falsificus, from falsus (“false”), corresponding to false + -ify.
verb falsifies · falsifying · falsified
- To alter so as to make false; especially when done with intent to deceive. to falsify a record or document
- To misrepresent.
- To counterfeit; to forge. to falsify money
- To prove to be false. By how much better than my word I am, / By so much shall I falsify men's hope.
- To show (an item of charge inserted in an account) to be wrong. It will allow the account to stand, with liberty to the plaintiff to surcharge and falsify it
- To baffle or escape. For disputants (as swordsmen use to fence / With blunted foyles) engage with blunted sense; / And as th' are wont to falsify a blow, / Use nothing else to pass upon a foe […]
- To violate; to break by falsehood. to falsify one's faith or word
Translations
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verb to alter so as to be false
| Español | falsificar, falsear |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 위조하다 wijohada |
| 日本語 | 改竄する kaizan suru, 偽造 gizō suru |
| Português | falsificar |
| Français | falsifier |
| Română | denatura, falsifica |
| Русский | фальсифици́ровать falʹsificírovatʹ, сфальсифици́ровать sfalʹsificírovatʹ, подде́лывать poddélyvatʹ, подде́лать poddélatʹ |
verb to misrepresent
| Português | falsificar |
|---|---|
| Română | falsifica |
| Русский | искажа́ть iskažátʹ, искази́ть iskazítʹ |
verb to counterfeit, forge
| Español | falsificar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 偽造する gizō suru |
verb to prove to be false
| Español | falsar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | falsifizieren, widerlegen |
| Русский | опроверга́ть oprovergátʹ, опрове́ргнуть oprovérgnutʹ |
| עברית | הפריך hifríkh |
Talk about this word "falsify." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/falsify. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. falsify. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/falsify "falsify." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/falsify.Cite this
@misc{falsify_2026,
title = {falsify},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/falsify},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
