forgery
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forgery
- /ˈfɔː.dʒəɹ.ɪ/ UK
- /ˈfɔːɹ.d͡ʒəɹ.ɪ/ US
Where it comes from
Recorded since 1574; from forge + -ery, from Middle English forgen, via Anglo-Norman forger, from Old French forgier, from Latin fabricārī (“to frame, construct, fabricate”), itself from fabrica (“workshop; construction”), from faber (“workman, smith”).
(fake): Compare typologically Russian кова́рный (kovárnyj), кова́рство (kovárstvo), ко́зни (kózni) (akin to кова́ть (kovátʹ), ку́зница (kúznica)).
noun forgeries
- The act of forging metal into shape. the forgery of horseshoes
- The act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely; especially the crime of fraudulently making or altering a writing or signature purporting to be made by another, the false making or material alteration of or addition to a written instrument for the purpose of deceit and fraud. the forgery of a bond
- That which is forged, fabricated, falsely devised or counterfeited.
- An invention, creation.
Similar: counterfeit, fake
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: imitation, counterfeit, forging, scythe, rigging, piracy, graft, fabrication, alteration, tampering, distortion, manipulation, adulteration, fraud, counterfeiting, falsification
noun
Similar: counterfeit, fake
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noun the act of forging metal into shape
| Español | forjadura |
|---|---|
| Português | forjamento, forjadura |
| Français | forgeage |
| Deutsch | Schmieden |
| Русский | ко́вка kóvka |
noun the act of forging, fabricating or producing falsely
| Español | falsificación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 위조 wijo |
| 中文 | 偽造 /伪造 wěizhào |
| Português | forjamento, forjadura |
| Deutsch | Fälschen, Fälschung |
| Italiano | falsificazione |
| Ελληνικά | πλαστογραφία plastografía |
| Русский | подло́г podlóg, подде́лка poddélka, фальсифика́ция falʹsifikácija |
noun that which is forged or counterfeited
| Español | falsificación |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 偽物 nisemono |
| 中文 | 贗品 /赝品 yànpǐn |
| Português | falsificação |
| Deutsch | Fälschung, Falsifikat |
| Ελληνικά | πλαστογράφηση plastográfisi |
| Русский | подде́лка poddélka, фальши́вка falʹšívka, ли́па lípa |
Talk about this word "forgery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/forgery. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. forgery. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/forgery "forgery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/forgery.Cite this
@misc{forgery_2026,
title = {forgery},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forgery},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
