Pronunciation: ' fo ̇ l-s ə - ˌ f ī
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -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 \ ˌ fo ̇ l-s ə - ˌ f ī - ə - ' bi-l ə -t ē \ noun
– fal · si · fi · able \ - ' f ī - ə -b ə l \ adjective
– fal · si · fi · ca · tion \ ˌ fo ̇ l-s ə -f ə - ' k ā -sh ə n \ noun
– fal · si · fi · er \ ' fo ̇ l-s ə - ˌ f ī (- ə )r \ noun