falsify+(verb)

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• falsify — ► VERB (falsifies, falsified) 1) alter (information or evidence) so as to mislead. 2) prove (a statement or theory) to be false. DERIVATIVES falsifiable adjective falsification noun …   English terms dictionary

• falsify — fal·si·fy / fȯl si ˌfī/ vt fied, fy·ing: to make false: as a: to make (as a document) false by mutilation, alteration, or addition the motel clerk had falsified the records M. A. Kelly b: to report (as information) falsely the informant f …   Law dictionary

• falsify — fal‧si‧fy [ˈfɔːlsfaɪ ǁ ˈfɒːl ] verb falsified PTandPP [transitive] LAW ACCOUNTING to change figures, records etc so that they contain false information: • The financial director was charged with falsifying the company s acc …   Financial and business terms

• falsify — mid 15c., to prove false, from M.Fr. falsifier (15c.), from L.L. falsificare (see FALSIFY (Cf. falsify)). Meaning to make false is from c.1500. Earlier verb was simply falsen (c.1200). Related: Falsified; falsifying …   Etymology dictionary

• falsify — verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle English falsifien, from Middle French falsifier, from Medieval Latin falsificare, from Latin falsus Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to prove or declare false ; disprove 2. to make false: as a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• falsify — verb /ˈfɒlsɪfaɪ/ a) To alter so as to be false; to make incorrect. b) To misrepresent. See Also: false, falsehood, falseness, falsity …   Wiktionary

• falsify — verb falsified, falsifying (T) to change figures, records etc so that they contain false information: Somebody had been falsifying the accounts. falsification noun (C, U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• falsify — verb 1) she falsified the accounts Syn: forge, fake, counterfeit, fabricate; alter, change, doctor, tamper with, fudge, manipulate, adulterate, corrupt, misrepresent, misreport, distort, warp, embellish …   Thesaurus of popular words

• falsify — [c]/ˈfɔlsəfaɪ / (say fawlsuhfuy) verb (falsified, falsifying) –verb (t) 1. to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive. 2. to alter fraudulently. 3. to represent falsely; misrepresent. 4. to show or prove to be false; disprove. –verb… …  

• falsify — UK [ˈfɔːlsɪfaɪ] / US [ˈfɔlsɪˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms falsify : present tense I/you/we/they falsify he/she/it falsifies present participle falsifying past tense falsified past participle falsified to change something deliberately in… …   English dictionary

• falsify — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. distort, adulterate, counterfeit, misrepresent; see deceive , forge 1 , lie 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. forge, fake, distort, misrepresent, adulterate, doctor, alter, misstate, dissemble, stretch, embroider. III… …   English dictionary for students