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falsify

/ falsify /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
falsify knowingly
"She falsified the records"
Opposites:
correct rectify right
Type of:
change by reversal turn reverse
Derived:
falsification misrepresentaation falsity falseness falsehood
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
prove false
"Falsify a claim"
Type of:
disprove confute
Derived:
disproof falsification refutation falsity falseness
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
Type of:
misrepresent belie
Kinds of:
mangle mutilate murder
Derived:
deflection warp warping distortion overrefinement
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
Type of:
edit redact
Derived:
falsification misrepresentaation falsifier interpolation insertion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
fake or falsify
"Fudge the figures"
"cook the books"
"falsify the data"
Type of:
cheat chisel
Kinds of:
juggle
Derived:
misrepresentation deceit deception wangle wangling
See also:
fabricate manufacture cook up make up invent
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
56%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
48
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

change by reversal turn reverse correct rectify right disprove confute misrepresent belie mangle mutilate