FALSIFY


Meaning of FALSIFY in English

— falsifiable , adj. — falsifiability , n. — falsification /fawl"seuh fi kay"sheuhn/ , n. — falsifier , n.

/fawl"seuh fuy/ , v. , falsified, falsifying .

v.t.

1. to make false or incorrect, esp. so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.

2. to alter fraudulently.

3. to represent falsely: He falsified the history of his family to conceal his humble origins.

4. to show or prove to be false; disprove: to falsify a theory.

v.i.

5. to make false statements.

[ 1400-50; late ME falsifien falsifier falsificare. See FALSE, -IFY ]

Syn. 1, 3. See misrepresent. 4. rebut, discredit, refute, confute, controvert.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .