falsify
to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
to alter fraudulently.
to represent falsely: He falsified the history of his family to conceal his humble origins.
to show or prove to be false; disprove: to falsify a theory.
to make false statements.
Origin of falsify
1synonym study For falsify
Other words for falsify
Other words from falsify
- fal·si·fi·a·ble [fawl-suh-fahy-uh-buhl] /ˌfɔl səˈfaɪ ə bəl/ adjective
- fal·si·fi·ca·tion [fawl-suh-fi-key-shuhn], /ˌfɔl sə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/, noun
- fal·si·fi·er, noun
- un·fal·si·fied, adjective
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How to use falsify in a sentence
This Court’s sentence should be designed, in part, to send a powerful message to the community that this type of conduct — falsifying information to hide facts from a court — will not be tolerated.
U.S. seeks prison time for ex-FBI lawyer who pleaded guilty to altering email in Russia probe | Spencer Hsu | December 4, 2020 | Washington PostEventually, he was able to prove that every police report — from the Kealohas’ initial 911 call to logs the assigned officers kept — had been falsified.
A prosecutor and police chief were adored in their community. Then their scheme unraveled. | Kim Bellware | December 3, 2020 | Washington PostOfficers who cooperated with the government in the federal prosecution said they stole money and falsified evidence for years, with little fear of getting caught.
Baltimore approves more than $10 million in new police settlements | Justin Fenton | November 18, 2020 | Washington PostApple said it didn’t find evidence of forced or underage labor but discovered the supplier falsified paperwork to hide violations.
Apple suspended new business for one of its iPhone suppliers | Claire Zillman, reporter | November 9, 2020 | FortuneIn 2018, a quality-control inspector at the company pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with the case for his role in falsifying test data to show the concrete had passed inspection and for ordering others to do the same.
Metro Silver Line contractor barred from seeking federal contracts for 3 years | Lori Aratani | November 4, 2020 | Washington Post
What to make of all these ultimatums, those rescinded or falsified and those left on the table?
The History and Logic of Military Ultimatums, From Suez to Crimea | Jacob Siegel | March 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt therefore falsified every human relationship, every moment of consciousness.
Two-plus years ago, Taranto and I had an exchange over Andrew Breitbart's promotion of a falsified video.
Simmons even signed falsified immigration documents for Kim.
Romney’s Shady Connections From Salt Lake Olympics Still Paying Off | Wayne Barrett | May 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe data are not necessarily falsified, but nor are they meaningful.
We may see by what happens in our own day how history is falsified at the very moment when events happen.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de BalzacHis books are now mutilated and falsified; they are but fragments collected by others who have appeared since.
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean MeslierThere are compasses to be falsified, beacons to be extinguished, lanterns of lighthouses to be masked, stars to be hidden.
Toilers of the Sea | Victor HugoHis labours were of no avail; his prophecies were falsified.
Art in England | Dutton CookIf lies were necessary, they would lie; where falsification was wanted, they falsified.
Tristram of Blent | Anthony Hope
British Dictionary definitions for falsify
/ (ˈfɔːlsɪˌfaɪ) /
to make (a report, evidence, accounts, etc) false or inaccurate by alteration, esp in order to deceive
to prove false; disprove
Origin of falsify
1Derived forms of falsify
- falsifiable, adjective
- falsification (ˌfɔːlsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən), noun
- falsifier, noun
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