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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.

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[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).]

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counter·feiter n.

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counterfeit

Adjective

1. made in imitation of something genuine with the intent to deceive or defraud: counterfeit currency

2. pretended: counterfeit friendship

Noun

an imitation designed to deceive or defraud

Verb

1. to make a fraudulent imitation of

2. to feign: surprise is an easy emotion to counterfeit [Old French contrefait]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	counterfeit - a copy that is represented as the original forgery imitation - something copied or derived from an original
Verb	1.	counterfeit - make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card" fake, forge 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" imitative 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"

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counterfeit

adjective 1. fake, copied, false, forged, imitation, bogus, simulated, sham, fraudulent, feigned, spurious, ersatz, phoney or phony (informal) pseud or pseudo (informal) << OPPOSITE genuine

noun 2. fake, copy, reproduction, imitation, sham, forgery, phoney or phony (informal) fraud << OPPOSITE the real thing

verb 3. fake, copy, forge, imitate, simulate, sham, fabricate, feign

Translations

counterfeit [ˈkauntəfɪt] n → falsificación f

vt → falsificar

adj → falso, falsificado

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counterfeit [ˈkauntəfɪt] n → faux m, contrefaçon f

vt → contrefaire

adj → faux(fausse)

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counterfeit [ˈkauntəfɪt] n → Fälschung f

vt → fälschen

adj (coin) → Falsch-

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counterfeit [ˈkauntəfɪt] n → contraffazione f; falso

vt → contraffare, falsificare

adj → falso/a

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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 伪造的

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 가짜의 netikras neīsts palsu vals uekte fałszywy falso fals поддельный falošný ponarejen lažni falsk, oäkta ไม่ใช่ของจริง taklit, hakiki olmayan 假的 фальшивий نقلى، جعلى giả 假的

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 伪造

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 ...인 체하다 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 假装