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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fal•si•fy /ˈfɔlsəfaɪ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -fied, -fy•ing. - to make false or incorrect, esp. so as to deceive:to falsify income-tax reports.
- to fashion or alter fraudulently:He falsified the birthdate on his driver's license.
- to represent falsely:to falsify one's family history.
fal•si•fi•ca•tion /ˈfɔlsəfɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable* uncountable] fal•si•fi•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fal•si•fy (fôl′sə fī),USA pronunciation v., -fied, -fy•ing. v.t. - to make false or incorrect, esp. so as to deceive:to falsify income-tax reports.
- to alter fraudulently.
- to represent falsely:He falsified the history of his family to conceal his humble origins.
- to show or prove to be false; disprove:to falsify a theory.
v.i. - to make false statements.
- Late Latin falsificāre. See false, -ify
- Middle French falsifier
- late Middle English falsifien 1400–50
- 1, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See misrepresent.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rebut, discredit, refute, confute, controvert.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: falsify /ˈfɔːlsɪˌfaɪ/ vb ( -fies, -fying, -fied)(transitive)- to make (a report, evidence, accounts, etc) false or inaccurate by alteration, esp in order to deceive
- to prove false; disprove
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French falsifier, from Late Latin falsificāre, from Latin falsus false + facere to makeˈfalsiˌfiable adj falsification /ˌfɔːlsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ n |