 falsify |
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| 1. | [ verb ] make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story | |
| Synonyms: | distort warp garble | |
| Related terms: | misrepresent mangle deflection falsehood distortion falsifier distortion misrepresentaation | |
| 2. | [ verb ] falsify knowingly | |
| Examples: | "She falsified the records" |
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| Related terms: | correct change_by_reversal falsifier misrepresentaation | |
| 3. | [ verb ] prove false | |
| Examples: | "Falsify a claim" |
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| Related terms: | disprove disproof | |
| 4. | [ verb ] fake or falsify | |
| Synonyms: | manipulate fake cook wangle misrepresent fudge | |
| Examples: | "Fudge the figures" "cook the books" "falsify the data" |
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| Related terms: | cheat juggle fabricate fake imposter misrepresentation falsifier misrepresentaation falsification fakery | |
| 5. | [ verb ] (writing) insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby | |
| Synonyms: | alter interpolate | |
| Related terms: | edit interjection misrepresentaation | |
| Similar spelling: |
falsifying falsifier fail-safe falciform |
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