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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] |