(~s, faking, ~d)
1.
A ~ fur or a ~ painting, for example, is a fur or painting that has been made to look valuable or genuine, usually in order to deceive people.
The bank manager is said to have issued ~ certificates.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
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A ~ is something that is ~.
It is filled with famous works of art, and every one of them is a ~.
N-COUNT
2.
If someone ~s something, they try to make it look valuable or genuine, although in fact it is not.
He ~d his own death last year to collect on a $1 million insurance policy.
...~d evidence.
VERB: V n, V-ed
3.
Someone who is a ~ is not what they claim to be, for example because they do not have the qualifications that they claim to have.
= fraud
N-COUNT
4.
If you ~ a feeling, emotion, or reaction, you pretend that you are experiencing it when you are not.
Jon ~d nonchalance...
Maturity and emotional sophistication can’t be ~d.
VERB: V n, V n