falsify

English

/ˈfɒlsɪfaɪ/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To alter so as to make false; to make incorrect.
  • (transitive) To misrepresent.
  • (transitive) To prove to be false.
  • (transitive) To counterfeit; to forge.
  • (transitive) To show (an item of charge inserted in an account) to be wrong.
  • (transitive) To baffle or escape.
  • (transitive) To violate; to break by falsehood.

Etymology

Suffix from English false.

Origin

English

false

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