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counterfeit
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coun·ter·feit  (kountr-ft)
v. coun·ter·feit·ed, coun·ter·feit·ing, coun·ter·feits
v.tr.
1. To make a copy of, usually with the intent to defraud; forge: counterfeits money.
2. To make a pretense of; feign: counterfeited interest in the story.
v.intr.
1. To carry on a deception; dissemble.
2. To make fraudulent copies of something valuable.
adj.
1. Made in imitation of what is genuine with the intent to defraud: a counterfeit dollar bill.
2. Simulated; feigned: a counterfeit illness.
n.
A fraudulent imitation or facsimile.

[Middle English countrefeten, from contrefet, made in imitation, from Old French contrefait, past participle of contrefaire, to counterfeit : contre-, counter- + faire, to make (from Latin facere; see dh- in Indo-European roots).]

counter·feiter n.

counterfeit [ˈkaʊntəfɪt]
adj
1. made in imitation of something genuine with the intent to deceive or defraud; forged
2. simulated; sham counterfeit affection
n
1. an imitation designed to deceive or defraud
2. Archaic an impostor; cheat
vb
1. (tr) to make a fraudulent imitation of
2. (intr) to make counterfeits
3. to feign; simulate
4. (tr) to imitate; copy
[from Old French contrefait, from contrefaire to copy, from contre- counter- + faire to make, from Latin facere]
counterfeiter  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.counterfeit - a copy that is represented as the originalcounterfeit - a copy that is represented as the original
imitation - something copied or derived from an original
Verb1.counterfeit - make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"
re-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale"
Adj.1.counterfeit - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"
artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"
unreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news"
insincere - lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"
false - not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality; "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery"
echt, genuine - not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"

counterfeit
adjective
fake, copied, false, forged, imitation, bogus, simulated, sham, fraudulent, feigned, spurious, ersatz, phoney or phony (informal), pseud or pseudo (informal) He admitted possessing and delivering counterfeit currency.
fake real, original, genuine, authentic, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal), good
noun
fake, copy, reproduction, imitation, sham, forgery, phoney or phony (informal), fraud Levi Strauss says counterfeits of the company's jeans are flooding Europe.
fake the real thing, the real McCoy
verb
fake, copy, forge, imitate, simulate, sham, fabricate, feign He is alleged to have counterfeited video cassettes.
Translations
counterfeit [ˈkaʊntəfiːt]
A. ADJ (= false) → falsificado
B. Nfalsificación f; (= coin) → moneda f falsa; (= note) → billete m falso
C. VTfalsificar

counterfeit [ˈkaʊntərfɪt]
n (= document, article) → faux m, contrefaçon f
vt [+ goods, document] → contrefaire
to counterfeit money → fabriquer de la fausse monnaie
adjfaux*(fausse)

counterfeit
adjgefälscht; (fig)falsch; counterfeit money/coinsFalschgeld nt
nFälschung f
vtfälschen; (fig)vortäuschen

counterfeit [ˈkaʊntəfɪt]
1. adjcontraffatto/a, falsificato/a, falso/a; (money) → falso/a
2. nfalso, contraffazione f; (coin) → moneta falsa

counterfeit
adj counterfeit [ˈkauntəfit]
1 copied or made in imitation especially with a dishonest purpose counterfeit money. nagemaak مُزيَّف، مُزوَّر подправен padělaný falsk; forfalsket gefälscht πλαστός falsificado võltsitud جعلی؛ تقلبی väärennetty faux מְזוּיָף धोखा देने के लिए बारीकी से नकल करना krivotvoren hamis palsu falsaður falso, contraffatto 偽造の 위조의 padirbtas, suklastotas viltots salinan vervalst falsk podrobiony falso fals фальшивый sfalšovaný ponarejen krivotvoren förfalskad, efterapad ปลอม sahte 偽造的 підроблений جعلسازى giả mạo
2 not genuine or not real. oneg, vals زائِف، مُقَلَّد фалшив falešný uægte gefälscht κίβδηλος falso võlts بدلی؛ جعلی epäaito faux מְזוּיָף जाली, नकली lažan hamis palsu óekta falso まがいの 모조의 netikras neīsts palsu vals uekte fałszywy falso fals поддельный falošný ponarejen lažni falsk, oäkta ไม่ใช่ของจริง taklit, hakiki olmayan 假的 фальшивий نقلى، جعلى giả
v
1 to make a copy of for dishonest purposes to counterfeit banknotes. vervals يُزيِّف، يُزوِّر фалшифицирам padělat forfalske fälschen παραχαράσσω, πλαστογραφώ falsificar võltsima جعل کردن väärentää contrefaire לְזָייֵף जालसाजी करना krivotvoriti hamisít memalsu falsa falsificare, contraffare 偽造する 위조하다 padirbti, suklastoti viltot memalsukan vervalsen forfalske podrabiać falsificar a contra­face подделывать sfalšovať ponarejati falsifikovati förfalska ปลอมแปลง (kalp para) basmak 偽造 імітувати; підробляти جعلسازى كرنا giả mạo
2 to pretend She counterfeited friendship. voorgee يَتَظاهَر، يَدَّعـي имитирам předstírat give falsk indtryk; hykle heucheln προσποιούμαι fingir, hacer ver teesklema ریا کردن؛ تظاهر کردن teeskennellä feindre לְהַעֲמִיד פָּנִים दिखावटी pretvarati se, glumiti tettet berpura-pura þykjast fingere ふりをする 가장하다 apsimesti, nuduoti izlikties; liekuļot berpura-pura veinzen gi falskt skjær av, hykle udawać fingir a simula притворяться predstierať pretvarjati se simulirati hyckla, spela เสแสร้ง taklit etmek, ...gibi görünmek 假裝 удавати; прикидатися بناوٹ كرنا giả vờ


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