FALSIFY


Meaning of FALSIFY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfȯl-sə-ˌfī ]

verb

( -fied ; -fy·ing )

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. : to make false by mutilation or addition

the accounts were falsified to conceal a theft

b. : to represent falsely : misrepresent

3. : to prove unsound by experience

intransitive verb

: to tell lies : lie

• fal·si·fi·abil·i·ty ˌfȯl-sə-ˌfī-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun

• fal·si·fi·able -ˈfī-ə-bəl adjective

• fal·si·fi·ca·tion ˌfȯl-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən noun

• fal·si·fi·er ˈfȯl-sə-ˌfī(-ə)r noun

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