falsifier

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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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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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falsifier

noun

One who tells lies:

fabricator, fabulist, fibber, liar, prevaricator.

Informal: storyteller.

Law: perjurer.

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