fake

fake ¹

 (fāk)

adj.

Having a false or misleading appearance; fraudulent.

n.

1. One that is not authentic or genuine; a sham.

2. Sports A brief feint or aborted change of direction intended to mislead one's opponent or the opposing team.

v. faked, fak·ing, fakes

v.tr.

1. To contrive and present as genuine; counterfeit: fake a signature.

2. To simulate; feign: faked his death so his wife would collect insurance money.

3. Music To improvise (a passage).

4. Sports To deceive (an opponent) with a fake. Often used with out.

v.intr.

1. To engage in feigning, simulation, or other deceptive activity.

2. Sports To perform a fake.

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[From earlier slang, to do, rob, tamper with, from earlier feak, to beat and feague, to beat, set moving, cause (a horse) to hold its tail high by artificial means, fake (as in feager, one using false documents), perhaps from German fegen, to sweep, move briskly, torment, or Dutch vegen, to sweep.]

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fak′er n.

fak′er·y (fā′kə-rē) n.

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fake ²

 (fāk)

n.

One loop or winding of a coiled rope or cable.

tr.v. faked, fak·ing, fakes

To coil (a rope or cable).

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[Middle English faken, to coil a rope.]

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fake

(feɪk)

vb

1. (tr) to cause (something inferior or not genuine) to appear more valuable, desirable, or real by fraud or pretence

2. to pretend to have (an illness, emotion, etc): to fake a headache.

3. (Theatre) to improvise (music, stage dialogue, etc)

n

an object, person, or act that is not genuine; sham, counterfeit, or forgery

adj

not genuine; spurious

[originally (C18) thieves' slang to mug or do someone; probably via Polari from Italian facciare to make or do]

ˈfaker n

ˈfakery n

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fake

(feɪk) nautical

vb

(Nautical Terms) (usually foll by: down) to coil (a rope) on deck

n

(Nautical Terms) one round of a coil of rope

[Middle English faken, perhaps via Lingua Franca from Italian facciare to make or do; see fake¹]

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fake¹

(feɪk)

v. faked, fak•ing,
n., adj. v.t.

1. to create or render so as to mislead, deceive, or defraud others: to fake a report.

2. to pretend; feign: to fake illness.

3. to counterfeit: to fake a person's signature.

4. to accomplish by improvising.

5. to trick (an opponent) by making a fake (often fol. by out).

6. to improvise.

v.i.

7. to fake something; pretend.

8. to give a fake to an opponent.

9. fake out, Slang. to trick; outwit.

n.

10. anything that misleads or defrauds others by seeming to be what it is not.

11. a person who fakes.

12. a simulated play or move intended to deceive an opponent.

adj.

13. counterfeit.

[1805–15; orig. vagrants' slang: to do for, rob, kill (someone), shape (something); perhaps alter. of obsolete feak, feague to beat, akin to Dutch veeg a slap, vegen to sweep, wipe]

fak′er, n.

fak′er•y, n.

fake²

(feɪk)

v. faked, fak•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to lay (a rope) in a fake.

n.

2. any complete loop of a rope.

[1350–1400; Middle English: to coil (a rope), of obscure orig.]

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fake

Past participle: faked
Gerund: faking

Imperative

fake

fake

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fake

to feign

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fake - something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be sham, postiche fake book - a fake in the form of an imitation book; used to fill bookcases of people who wish to appear scholarly imitation - something copied or derived from an original Potemkin village - something that seems impressive but in fact lacks substance
	2.	fake - a person who makes deceitful pretenses faker, imposter, impostor, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer, pretender, fraud beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true name dropper - someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends ringer - a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses
	3.	fake - (football) a deceptive move made by a football player juke feint - any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack) football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
Verb	1.	fake - make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card" counterfeit, forge re-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale"
	2.	fake - tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" fudge, falsify, misrepresent, wangle, manipulate, cook chisel, cheat - engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?" juggle - manipulate by or as if by moving around components; "juggle an account so as to hide a deficit"
	3.	fake - speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it" bullshit, talk through one's hat, bull dissemble, feign, pretend, sham, affect - make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
Adj.	1.	fake - fraudulent; having a misleading appearance bastard, bogus, phoney, phony counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"
	2.	fake - not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide" faux, imitation, simulated, false artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"

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fake

adjective

1. artificial, false, forged, counterfeit, affected, assumed, put-on, pretend (informal), mock, imitation, sham, pseudo (informal), feigned, pinchbeck, phoney or phony (informal) The bank manager is said to have issued fake certificates.
artificial real, true, actual, genuine, legitimate, faithful, authentic, honest, veritable, bona fide, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal)

noun

1. forgery, copy, fraud, reproduction, dummy, imitation, hoax, counterfeit It is filled with famous works of art, and every one of them is a fake.

2. charlatan, deceiver, sham, quack, mountebank, phoney or phony (informal) She denied claims that she is a fake.

verb

1. forge, copy, reproduce, fabricate, counterfeit, falsify faked evidence

2. sham, affect, assume, put on, pretend, simulate, feign, go through the motions of He faked nonchalance.

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fake

adjective

Fraudulently or deceptively imitative:

bogus, counterfeit, false, fraudulent, phony, sham, spurious, suppositious, supposititious.

noun

1. One who fakes:

charlatan, faker, fraud, humbug, impostor, mountebank, phony, pretender, quack.

2. A fraudulent imitation:

counterfeit, forgery, phony, sham.

verb

1. To contrive and present as genuine:

counterfeit, feign, pretend, simulate.

Idioms: make believe, put on an act.

2. To make a fraudulent copy of:

counterfeit, falsify, forge.

3. To impart a false character to (something) by alteration:

doctor, fabricate, falsify, fictionalize, fictionize.

4. To take on or give a false appearance of:

affect, assume, counterfeit, feign, pretend, put on, sham, simulate.

Idiom: make believe.

5. To behave affectedly or insincerely or take on a false or misleading appearance of:

act, counterfeit, dissemble, feign, play-act, pose, pretend, put on, sham, simulate.

6. To compose or recite without preparation:

ad-lib, extemporize, improvise, make up.

Idiom: wing it.

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Translations

مُزَيَّفيُزّيِّف، يُقَلِّدتَقْليد، غِشزَائِفزائِف، كاذِب

falešnýnapodobeninanapodobitpadělekpodvodník

forfalsketforfalskningimiteretsvindleruægte

falschfälschenFälschungfingierengefälscht

αντιγράφωαπομίμησηκίβδηλοςπλαστός

falsificaciónfalsofalsificarfarsantefingido

väärennettyväärennös

fauximiterimposteurcontrefairecopier

krivotvorinalažan

ál-

eftirlíkingfalsafalsaîur, óektafalskurloddari

falsodugliadugliarefalsificare

偽模造の模造品贋

가짜의위조품

apsimetėlisapsišaukėlisfalsifikatasfalsifikuotiklastotė

blēdisviltojumsviltotviltotsviltvārdis

namaak-vervalsing

bløffmaker-etterlikningforfalsketforfalskningimitert

imitacjazmyślony

falso

подделкаподдельный

ponaredekponareditiponarejen

förfalskningoäkta

ของปลอมปลอม

sahtesahte/taklit şeysahtekârsahtekâr kimsesahtesini yapmak

đồ giảgiả

假的假货冒充的赝品骗子

fake

[feɪk]

A. N (= thing, picture) → falsificación f; (= person) → impostor(a) m/f, embustero/a m/f; (as term of abuse) → farsante mf

B. ADJ → falso

C. VT

1. [+ accounts] → falsificar
to fake an illness → fingirse enfermo

2. (US) (= improvise) → improvisar

D. VI → fingir, simular

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fake

[ˈfeɪk]

n

(= false painting, antique, passport, document) → faux m (= false photo) → trucage m
The painting was a fake → Le tableau était un faux.
His illness is a fake
BUT Sa maladie est une comédie.

(= person) → imposteur m

adj

(= counterfeit) [document, passport, ID] → faux(fausse); [alibi] → faux(fausse)

(= artificial) [flowers, snow] → artificiel(le); [blood] → faux(fausse); [fur] → faux(fausse)
She wore fake fur → Elle portait une fausse fourrure.
a fake tan → un bronzage artificiel

vt

(= simulate) [+ injury, illness] → simuler; [+ orgasm] → simuler; [+ emotions] → feindre
to fake one's own death → simuler sa propre mort

(= counterfeit) [+ document] → falsifier; [+ photo] → truquer

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fake

adj → unecht; certificate, banknote, painting → gefälscht; fake fur → Pelzimitation f; a fake suntan → Bräune f → aus der Flasche

n (= object) → Fälschung f; (jewellery) → Imitation f; (= person, trickster) → Schwindler(in) m(f); (feigning illness) → Simulant(in) m(f); the passport/painting was a fake → der Pass/das Gemälde war gefälscht

vt → vortäuschen; picture, document, results, evidence etc → fälschen; bill, burglary, crash → fingieren; jewellery → imitieren, nachmachen; elections → manipulieren; to fake an illness → (eine Krankheit) simulieren or vortäuschen

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fake

[feɪk]

1. n (picture) → falso; (thing) → imitazione f; (person) → impostore/a
his illness is a fake → fa finta di essere malato

2. adj → falso/a, fasullo/a

3. vt (accounts) → falsificare; (illness) → fingere; (painting) → contraffare

4. vi → fingere

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fake

(feik) noun

1. a worthless imitation (especially intended to deceive); a forgery. That picture is a fake. namaaksel, vervalsing تَقْليد، غِش фалшификат imitação padělek die Fälschung forfalskning; efterligning απομίμησηfalsificación võltsing هر چیز جعلی väärennös fauxזיוף नकल falsifikat, krivotvorina hamisítvány pemalsuan, imitasi eftirlíking falso にせ物 가짜 klastotė, falsifikatas viltojums; pakaļdarinājums imitasi vervalsingetterlikning, forfalskningfałszerstwo, imitacja جعل كارى كول: (اصط). ځان دبل په بڼه كول، كلپول، غولول falsificação imitaţie подделка falzifikát ponaredek lažnjak förfalskning ของปลอม sahte/taklit şey 贗品 підробка; фальшивка جعلی ، نقلی đồ giả 赝品

2. a person who pretends to be something he is not. He pretended to be a doctor, but he was a fake. bedrieër مُدَّعٍ، كاذِب мошеник impostor podvodník der Schwindler bedrager; svindler απατεώναςimpostor petis آدم متظاهر؛ دغلکار huijari imposteur מִתחָזֶה बहाना करना lažac, prevarant csaló gadungan loddari impostore いかさま師 사기꾼 apsimetėlis, apsišaukėlis blēdis; viltvārdis palsu oplichterbløffmakeroszust جعل كار impostor impostor самозванец podvodník, -čka šarlatan prevarant bluff เสแสร้ง sahtekâr kimse 騙子 аферист, самозванець بغیر اہلیت کے کسی کام کو کرنے کا دعوہ کرنا kẻ mạo nhận 骗子

adjective

1. made in imitation of something more valuable, especially with the intention of deceiving. fake diamonds. nagemaak, vervalste مُزَيَّف фалшив falso falešný gefälscht forfalsket; imiteret; uægte ψεύτικος, πλαστός, κίβδηλοςfalso võltsitud تقلبی väärennetty fauxמזויף जाली lažan hamis palsu falsaður, óekta falso 偽造の 모조의 netikras, padirbtas viltots palsu namaak-imitert, forfalsketfałszywy جعلی falso fals(ificat) фальшивый falošný ponarejen lažan falsk, förfalskad ที่ปลอม; เก๊ sahte, taklit 假的 фальшивий کسی اصلی چیز کی جعلی نقل giả 假的

2. pretending to be something one is not. a fake clergyman. nagemaak, vals, oneg زائِف، كاذِب лъжлив falso falešný falsch falsk; bedragerisk ψεύτικοςfalso, fingido vale- دروغی huijari- faux מִתחָזֶה नकली lažan, prijetvoran ál- gadungan falskur falso にせの 가짜의 apsimetėlis viltvārža- berpura-pura pseudo- skinn-, falsk, –etterlikning fałszywy جعل كار falso impostor самозванный falošný lažen lažan falsk ที่ปลอมตัว sahtekâr 冒充的 самозваний; фіктивний وہ ہونے کا دکھاوا کرنا جو حقیقت میں ہو نہیں giả danh 冒充的

verb

to pretend or imitate in order to deceive. to fake a signature. namaak, vervals يُزّيِّف، يُقَلِّد подправям forjar napodobit fälschen forfalske; efterligne πλαστογραφώ, προσποιούμαιfalsificar võltsima جعل کردن väärentää contrefaire לְזַייֵף धोखे देने के लिए नकली बनाना krivotvoriti, imitirati hamisít memalsukan falsa falsificare 偽造する 위조하다 falsifikuoti, padirbti, klastoti viltot memalsukan vervalsenetterlikne, simulere, forfalskefałszować جعل كارى كول forjar a contraface подделывать napodobniť ponarediti krivotvoriti förfalska ปลอมแปลง sahtesini yapmak, taklit etmek 偽造 підробляти; шахраювати دھوکا دینے کے لیے تقلّب کرنا giả mạo 伪造

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fake

→ زَائِف, مُزَيَّف falešný, napodobenina forfalsket, forfalskning Fälschung, unecht απομίμηση, πλαστός falsificación, falsificado, falso väärennetty, väärennös faux krivotvorina, lažan falso 模造の, 模造品 가짜의, 위조품 namaak-, vervalsing forfalsket, forfalskning imitacja, zmyślony falso подделка, поддельный förfalskning, oäkta ของปลอม, ปลอม sahte đồ giả, giả 假的, 假货

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fake

vi. fingir; falsificar, simular, pretender.

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