falsify

ˈfɔːlsəˌfaɪ

falsified, falsifies

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Definition of falsify - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

deceptionalter information to deceive others

He tried to falsify the financial records.

forge

manipulate

disprove

TECH.

prove something to be false

TECH.

The scientist was able to falsify the hypothesis.

debunk

disprove

legal

Rare

forge or counterfeit documents

Rare

They attempted to falsify the legal documents.

counterfeit

fabricate

forge

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Origin of falsify

Latin, falsus (deceived) + facere (to make)

Terms with falsify included in their meaning

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cook

manipulate data

falsify information or accounts

doctor

deception

alter something to deceive or falsify

spoof

deception

falsify information or data

clock

fraud

falsify the reading of an odometer

pencil whip

fraud

falsify records or documents

wangle

deception

falsify records or information for deception

Examples of falsify in a sentence

The scientist was accused of attempting to falsify the data.
They attempted to falsify the report with new data.
The lawyer worked to falsify the witness's statement.
He tried to falsify the financial records.
The company was caught attempting to falsify reports.

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French:falsifier, réfuter, ...
German:fälschen, falsifizieren, ...
Italian:falsificare, confutare, ...
Spanish:falsificar, refutar, ...
Portuguese:falsificar, refutar, ...
Chinese:篡改, 反驳, ...
Japanese:改ざんする, 反証する, ...
Arabic:زَوَّرَ, دَحَضَ, ...
Hebrew:לְזַיֵּף, לְהַפְרִיךְ, ...
Russian:фальсифицировать, опровергать, ...
Ukrainian:фальсифікувати, спростувати, ...
Hindi:जालसाज़ी करना, गलत साबित करना, ...
Bengali:জাল করা, মিথ্যা প্রমাণ করা, ...
Catalan:falsificar, refutar, ...
Czech:zfalšovat, vyvrátit, ...
Danish:forfalske, modbevise, ...
Dutch:vervalsen, falsifiëren, ...
Greek:παραποιώ, ανασκευάζω, ...
Hungarian:meghamisítani, megcáfolni, ...
Khmer:ក្លែងបន្លំ, បង្ហាញថាមិនពិត, ...
Korean:조작하다, 반증하다, ...
Persian:جعل کردن, ابطال کردن, ...
Polish:sfałszować, sfalsyfikować, ...
Portuguese (BR):falsificar, refutar, ...
Romanian:a falsifica, a invalida, ...
Swedish:förfalska, falsifiera, ...
Thai:ปลอมแปลง, พิสูจน์ว่าเป็นเท็จ, ...
Turkish:sahtelemek, yanlışlamak, ...
Vietnamese:làm sai lệch, bác bỏ, ...

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