falsify

fal·si·fy

 (fôl′sə-fī′)

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.

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

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fal′si·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.

fal′si·fi′er n.

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falsify

(ˈfɔːlsɪˌfaɪ)

vb (tr) , -fies, -fying or -fied

1. to make (a report, evidence, accounts, etc) false or inaccurate by alteration, esp in order to deceive

2. to prove false; disprove

[C15: from Old French falsifier, from Late Latin falsificāre, from Latin falsus false + facere to make]

ˈfalsiˌfiable adj

falsification n

ˈfalsiˌfier n

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fal•si•fy

(ˈfɔl sə faɪ)

v. -fied, -fy•ing. v.t.

1. to make false or incorrect, esp. so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.

2. to fashion or alter fraudulently: to falsify a signature.

3. to represent falsely: to falsify one's family history.

4. to show or prove to be false; disprove; confute.

v.i.

5. to make false statements.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French falsifier < Late Latin falsificāre]

fal′si•fi`a•ble, adj.

fal•si•fi•ca•tion (ˈfɔl sə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən) n.

fal′si•fi`er, n.

syn: See misrepresent.

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falsify

Past participle: falsified
Gerund: falsifying

Imperative

falsify

falsify

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	falsify - make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story distort, garble, warp murder, mutilate, mangle - alter so as to make unrecognizable; "The tourists murdered the French language" misrepresent, belie - represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"
	2.	falsify - tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" fudge, fake, 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.	falsify - prove false; "Falsify a claim" confute, disprove - prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"
	4.	falsify - falsify knowingly; "She falsified the records" change by reversal, reverse, turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" correct, right, rectify - make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"
	5.	falsify - insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby interpolate, alter edit, redact - prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting; "Edit a book on lexical semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages"

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falsify

verb alter, forge, fake, tamper with, doctor, cook (slang), distort, pervert, belie, counterfeit, misrepresent, garble, misstate The charges against him include fraud, bribery, and falsifying business records.

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falsify

verb

1. To make untrue declarations:

fib, forswear, lie, prevaricate.

Law: perjure.

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

doctor, fabricate, fake, fictionalize, fictionize.

3. To give an inaccurate view of by representing falsely or misleadingly:

belie, color, distort, load, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist, warp, wrench, wrest.

Idiom: give a false coloring to.

4. To make a fraudulent copy of:

counterfeit, fake, forge.

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Translations

يُزَيِّف

padělat

forfalske

enttäuschenfälschenfalsifizieren

falsificar

osoittaavääräväärentää

falsifierfausser

falsa

falsificaretaroccare

falsearfalsificar

çarpıtmakdeğiştirmek

伪造

falsify

[ˈfɔːlsɪfaɪ] VT [+ document] → falsificar; [+ evidence] → falsificar, falsear; [+ accounts, figures] → falsear

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falsify

[ˈfɔːlsɪfaɪ] vt [+ records, documents, information, data] → falsifier; [+ accounts] → falsifier, maquiller

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falsify

vt

records, evidence, history → fälschen; report → entstellen; results, tests → verfälschen

(= disprove) → widerlegen, falsifizieren (spec)

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falsify

[ˈfɔːlsɪˌfaɪ] vt → falsificare; (figures) → alterare

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false

(foːls) adjective

1. not true; not correct. He made a false statement to the police. vals, verkeerd, onwaar كاذِب неверен falso klamný, špatný falsch falsk; ukorrekt ψεύτικος, αναληθήςfalso vale دروغ؛ اشتباه virheellinen fauxכוזב झूठा lažan, netočan valótlan tidak benar ósannur, rangur falso 間違った 옳지 않은 klaidingas, neteisingas nepareizs tidak benar valsfalsk, feilaktig, usannfałszywy غلط، خائن، درغل، بى وفا، كلپ، كوټه، بدل، مصنوعى، موقتى، امانت، بې اعتباره falso fals ложный falošný lažen lažan falsk, osann เท็จ yalan, yanlış 不真實的 хибний, помилковий غلط sai; nhầm 不真实的

2. not genuine; intended to deceive. She has a false passport. vals زائِف، مُزَيَّف фалшив falso falešný falsch falsk ψεύτικος, πλαστόςfalso võltsitud گول زننده väärennetty fauxמזויף नकली, जाली lažan, krivotvoren hamis palsu falskur falso 偽造の 허위의 netikras, suklastotas viltots palsu valsuekte, falsk podrobiony بى وفا falso fals фальшивый falošný ponarejen lažan falsk, förfalskad ปลอม sahte 假的，虛偽的 фальшивий جعلی cố tình làm sai để đánh lừa 假的

3. artificial. false teeth. vals, kunsagtig إصْطِناعي изкуствен artificial/postiço umělý künstlich kunstig; forloren τεχνητόςpostizo vale- مصنوعی teko- fauxמלאכותי बनावटी umjetan nem valódi, mű- buatan falskur, gervi- artificiale, finto 人工の 인공의 netikras, dirbtinis mākslīgs tiruan valskunstig, falsksztuczny مصنوعى artificial/postiço fals, artificial искусственный umelý umeten veštački löständer ปลอม, ซึ่งผลิตขึ้นมา yapma, takma, protez 人造的 штучний مصنوعی không thật 人造的

4. not loyal. false friends. oneg, ontrou, vals خائِن، غادِر، غَير مُخْلِص престорен falso falešný, zrádný falsch falsk ψεύτικος, ανειλικρινήςfalso, desleal truudusetu خائن؛ دو رو epäuskollinen faux חָבֵר כָּזַב बेईमान neiskren, dvoličan hűtlen tidak setia falskur, svikull falso 不実な 신의가 없는 netikras, veidmainis nepatiess; liekuļots tidak setia valsfalsk, svikefull, bedragerskobłudny, fałszywy خائن falso fals, ipocrit неверный falošný lažen, neiskren lažan falsk ซึ่งไม่ซื่อสัตย์; ซึ่งคบไม่ได้ sadık olmayan, vefasız 無信義的 віроломний غیر معتبر phản trắc 无信义的

ˈfalsehood noun

(the telling of) a lie. She is incapable of (uttering a) falsehood. leuen, onwaarheid كَذِب лъжа falsidade/mentira podvod, klam, lež die Unwahrheit usandhed; løgn ψέμαfalsedad, mentira vale, valetamine دروغ؛ دروغگویی vale mensongeשקר झूठा laž, neistina; laganje hazugság kebohongan ósannindi falsità, menzogna 偽り 거짓말 melas meli; nepatiesība kebohongan onwaarheidfalskhet, usannhet, løgnkłamstwo دروغ falsidade/mentira min­ciună ложь lož laž neistina lögn, osanning ความเชื่อที่ไม่จริง yalan 說謊 брехня; віроломство جھوٹ sự nói dối 说谎

ˈfalsify (-fӕi) verb

to make false. He falsified the accounts. vervals, namaak يُزَيِّف фалшифицирам falsificar padělat fälschen forfalske παραποιώfalsificar võltsima دست بردن در väärentää falsifier לְזַייֵף गोलमाल करना krivotvoriti, falsificirati meghamisít memalsukan falsa falsificare 偽造する 속이다 (su)klastoti viltot memalsukan vervalsenforfalskefałszować غلط ختل، غلط اېستل falsificar a falsifica фальсифицировать sfalšovať ponarediti falsifikovati förfalska ทำให้ไม่ถูกต้อง; บิดเบือน çarpıtmak, değiştirmek 偽造 фальсифікувати, підробляти جھوٹا ثابت کرنا giả mạo 伪造

ˌfalsifiˈcation (-fi-) noun

vervalsing تَزْييف، تَحْريف фалшификация falsificação padělek die Fälschung forfalskning παραποίησηfalsificación võltsing دروغ پردازی؛ جعل väärennys falsificationזיוף जालसाजी krivotvorenje; krivotvorina (meg)hamisítás pemalsuan fölsun falsificazione 偽造 위조 klastojimas falsifikācija; viltojums pemalsuan vervalsingforfalskningfalsyfikat غلط ښودنه، غلطى ثابتونه، تحريف falsificação falsificare фальсификация falzifikát ponarejanje falsifikovanje förfalskning การทำให้ไม่ถูกต้อง; การบิดเบือน çarpıtma 偽造 фальсифікація; підроблення غلط ثابت کرنے کا عمل sự giả mạo 伪造

ˈfalsity noun

valsheid, leuen, onwaarheid كَذِب، عَدَم صِحَّة، زَيْف лъжливост falsidade lež, nepravda, faleš die Falschheit falskhed ψεύδος falsedad vale, petlikkus دروغ؛ ریاکاری valheellisuus faussetéשקר बेईमानी lažnost, neistinita tvrdnja valótlanság, hamisság; megbízhatatlanság; hűtlenség kepalsuan fals, ósannindi falsità 虚偽 거짓임 klastotė, melas negodīgums; melīgums kepalsuan valsheidusannhet, svik, falskhet fałszywość دوه زړه كېدل، زړه كېدل، تلولى كېدل، زېږ ېدل، لړزېدل: توېدل falsidade falsitate ложность faloš lažnivost netačnost oriktighet สิ่งที่ไม่ถูกต้อง değiştirme, bozma 謊言 помилковість; брехливість دھوکا sự dối trá 慌言

false alarm

a warning of something which in fact does not happen. vals alarm إنْذار كاذِب фалшива тревога alarme falso planý poplach falscher Alarm falsk alarm άνευ λόγου κινητοποίηση, ψεύτικος συναγερμός falsa alarma valehäire هشدار در مورد چیزی دروغین väärä hälytys fausse alerte אַזעָקַת שָׁווא झूठी चेतावनी lažna uzbuna vaklárma peringatan palsu gabb, tilefnislaus aðvörun falso allarme 誤警報 허위 경보 netikras aliarmas viltus trauksme amaran palsu vals alarmfalsk alarmfałszywy alarm اخطاري،خبرداري falso alarme/rebate falso alarmă falsă ложная тревога planý poplach lažni preplah lažna uzbuna falskt alarm การเตือนหรือเอะอะโวยวายโดยไม่มีเหตุจริง sahte alârm 一場虛驚 фальшива тревога بے سبب خطرے کی گھنٹی báo động giả 一场虚惊

false start

in a race, a start which is declared not valid and therefore has to be repeated. verkeerde begin, ongelyke wegspring بِدايَة كاذِبَه أو غَير مَقْبولَه фал старт partida falsa neplatný/špatný start der Fehlstart tyvstart άκυρη εκκίνηση (σε αγώνα στίβου) salida nula valelähe خطای شروع varaslähtö faux départ זִינוּק פָּסוּל झूठी चाल krivi start, ponovljeni start hibás rajt start gagal þjófstart partenza falsa フライング 부정 출발 pirmalaikis/netaisyklingas startas priekšlaicīgs starts salah mula valse start tyvstart falstart د خطا شروع falsa partida start greşit фальстарт neplatný štart neveljaven start loš start felstart, tjuvstart การปล่อยตัวการแข่งขันที่ผิดพลาดและต้องปล่อยตัวใหม่ hatalı çıkış 錯誤的起步 фальстарт دوڑ میں خلاف قاعدہ چل پڑنا xuất phát trước khi có hiệu lệnh 错误的起步

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