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adjective | verb counterfeitcounterfeit1 /ˈkaʊntɚfɪt/ adjective ETYMOLOGYcounterfeit1Origin: 1300-1400 Old French, past participle of contrefaire to copy THESAURUSmade to look or seem real when it is not, especially in order to deceive people► fakemade to look or seem real when it is not, especially in order to deceive people: The police took away the fake ID cards. She wore a fake fur coat. ► false made to look like something real, sometimes in order to deceive people: My grandmother has false teeth. He admitted using false receipts to claim the money. ► imitation made to look or seem like something else, especially something more expensive. Used about materials or products: The seats were made of imitation leather. ► counterfeit made to look real in order to deceive people. Used about money, documents, and products: The thieves used counterfeit credit cards. They were selling people counterfeit tickets to the World Series. ► forged illegally copied in order to deceive people. Used about documents and signatures: They use forged passports to get into the country. ► phony/bogus informal counterfeit: He gave the authorities a phony birth certificate. made to look exactly like something else, in order to deceive people SYN fake: a counterfeit $20 bill► see thesaurus at fake2 [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French, past participle of contrefaire to copy]—counterfeit noun [countable] adjective | verb counterfeitcounterfeit2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEcounterfeit |
Present | I, you, we, they | counterfeit | | he, she, it | counterfeits | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | counterfeited | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have counterfeited | | he, she, it | has counterfeited | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had counterfeited | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will counterfeit | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have counterfeited |
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Present | I | am counterfeiting | | he, she, it | is counterfeiting | | you, we, they | are counterfeiting | Past | I, he, she, it | was counterfeiting | | you, we, they | were counterfeiting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been counterfeiting | | he, she, it | has been counterfeiting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been counterfeiting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be counterfeiting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been counterfeiting |
to copy something exactly in order to deceive people: Twenty-dollar bills are the most likely to be counterfeited.—counterfeiter noun [countable] |