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- [fawl-suh-fahy]
- /ˈfɔl sə faɪ/
- /ˈfɒl.sɪ.faɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawl-suh-fahy]
- /ˈfɔl sə faɪ/
Definitions of falsified word
- verb with object falsified to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports. 1
- verb with object falsified to alter fraudulently. 1
- verb with object falsified to represent falsely: He falsified the history of his family to conceal his humble origins. 1
- verb with object falsified to show or prove to be false; disprove: to falsify a theory. 1
- verb without object falsified to make false statements. 1
- noun falsified Demonstrated to be false. 1
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Origin of falsified
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English falsifien < Middle French falsifier < Late Latin falsificāre. See false, -ify
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Parts of speech for Falsified
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
falsified popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
falsified usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for falsified
adj falsified
- apocryphal — An apocryphal story is one which is probably not true or did not happen, but which may give a true picture of someone or something.
- pseudepigrapha — certain writings (other than the canonical books and the Apocrypha) professing to be Biblical in character.
- pseudology — lying considered as an art.
adjective falsified
- fabricated — to make by art or skill and labor; construct: The finest craftspeople fabricated this clock.
- forged — to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape.
- untrue — not true, as to a person or a cause, to fact, or to a standard.
- counterfeit — Counterfeit money, goods, or documents are not genuine, but have been made to look exactly like genuine ones in order to deceive people.
- false — not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
Antonyms for falsified
adjective falsified
- true — being in accordance with the actual state or conditions; conforming to reality or fact; not false: a true story.
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