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Origin of counterfeit

First recorded in 1250–1300; (adjective) Middle English countrefet “false, forged,” from Anglo-French cuntrefet, Old French contrefait, contrefet, past participle of contrefaire, contrefere “to copy, imitate,” equivalent to conter- counter- + fere “to make, do,” ultimately from Latin facere (see fact); (verb) Middle English countrefeten, verbal derivative of countrefet

synonym study for counterfeit

1. See false.

OTHER WORDS FROM counterfeit

Words nearby counterfeit

counter electromotive force, counterespionage, counterexample, counterextension, counterfactual, counterfeit, counterfoil, counterforce, counterfort, counterglow, counterimmunoelectrophoresis
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Words related to counterfeit

spurious, phony, fraudulent, fictitious, bogus, forged, false, copied, fabricate, brummagem, plant, affected, bent, put-on, assumed, queer, pseudo, pretended, framed, wrong

Example sentences from the Web for counterfeit

British Dictionary definitions for counterfeit

counterfeit
/ (ˈkaʊntəfɪt) /

adjective

made in imitation of something genuine with the intent to deceive or defraud; forged
simulated; shamcounterfeit affection

noun

an imitation designed to deceive or defraud
archaic an impostor; cheat

verb

Derived forms of counterfeit

counterfeiter, noun

Word Origin for counterfeit

C13: from Old French contrefait, from contrefaire to copy, from contre- counter- + faire to make, from Latin facere
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