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Falsifier

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fal·si·fy  (fôls-f)
v. fal·si·fied, fal·si·fy·ing, fal·si·fies
v.tr.
1. To state untruthfully; misrepresent.
2.
a. To make false by altering or adding to: falsify testimony.
b. To counterfeit; forge: falsify a visa.
3. To declare or prove to be false.
v.intr.
To make untrue statements; lie.

[Middle English falsifien, from Old French falsifier, from Late Latin falsificre : Latin falsus, false; see false + Latin -ficre, -fy.]

falsi·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.
falsi·fier n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.falsifier - someone who falsifies
beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true


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The women put on a different dress almost every day; the dress is usually fine, but absurd in shape; the very shape and fashion of it changes twice in a hundred years; and did I but covet to be called an extravagant falsifier, I would say it changed even oftener.
 
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