■ adjective made in exact imitation of something valuable with the intention to deceive or defraud.
↘ archaic pretended; sham.
■ noun a forgery.
■ verb imitate fraudulently.
↘ literary resemble closely.
Derivatives
~er noun
Origin
ME (as v.): from Anglo-Norman Fr. countrefeter , from OFr. contrefait , contrefaire , from L. contra- 'in opposition' + facere 'make'.