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falsify
[ fawl-suh-fahy ]
verb (used with object)
- to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive:
to falsify income-tax reports.
- to alter fraudulently.
- to represent falsely:
He falsified the history of his family to conceal his humble origins.
- to show or prove to be false; disprove:
to falsify a theory.
Synonyms: , , , ,
verb (used without object)
- to make false statements.
falsify
/ ˈfɔːlsɪˌfaɪ; ˌfɔːlsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən /
verb
- to make (a report, evidence, accounts, etc) false or inaccurate by alteration, esp in order to deceive
- to prove false; disprove
Derived Forms
- falsification, noun
- ˈڲˌھ, noun
- ˈڲˌھ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ڲ··ھ·· [fawl-s, uh, -, fahy, -, uh, -b, uh, l] adjective
- ڲ··ھ··پDz [fawl-s, uh, -fi-, key, -sh, uh, n], noun
- ڲ··ھ· noun
- ܲ·ڲ··ھ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of falsify1
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Example Sentences
She says staff took her phone and used it to apply for a so-called "beauty loan," falsifying her income details.
But in reality, prosecutors say Swensen and his company made falsified entries on maintenance logbooks and altered sale orders and packing slips to match the falsified entries.
Trump's family business was found liable in 2023 of falsifying records and financial statements in order to get better terms on loans and insurance deals.
Wakefield was later found to have financial conflicts of interest and the UK's General Medical Council found that he falsified his results.
The British Medical Journal in 2011 documented how Wakefield systematically falsified the data about his subjects to fabricate an association between the vaccine and autism.
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