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falsify

fal·sify

UK/ˈfɒlsɪfaɪ/ US/ˈfɔːlsɪfaɪ/ rare obsolete

verb

1.
2.

fake or falsify

  • “Fudge the figures”
  • “cook the books”
  • “falsify the data”
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3.

prove false

  • “Falsify a claim”
4.

falsify knowingly

  • “She falsified the records”
Antonyms
5.

Origin

From French falsifier, from Late Latin falsificāre (“make false, corrupt, counterfeit, falsify”), from Latin falsificus, from falsus (“false”), corresponding to false + -ify.

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