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falsify
[ fawl-suh-fahy ]
/ ˈfɔl sə faɪ /
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verb (used with object), fal·si·fied, fal·si·fy·ing.
verb (used without object), fal·si·fied, fal·si·fy·ing.
to make false statements.
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Origin of falsify
synonym study for falsify
1, 3. See misrepresent.
OTHER WORDS FROM falsify
fal·si·fi·a·ble [fawl-suh-fahy-uh-buhl] /ˌfɔl səˈfaɪ ə bəl/ adjectivefal·si·fi·ca·tion [fawl-suh-fi-key-shuhn], /ˌfɔl sə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/, nounfal·si·fi·er, nounun·fal·si·fied, adjectiveWords nearby falsify
false vocal cords, falsework, falsie, falsies, falsifiable, falsify, falsity, Falstaff, Falstaffian, Falster, faltboat
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How to use falsify in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for falsify
falsify
/ (ˈfɔːlsɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)
to make (a report, evidence, accounts, etc) false or inaccurate by alteration, esp in order to deceive
to prove false; disprove
Derived forms of falsify
falsifiable, adjectivefalsification (ˌfɔːlsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən), nounfalsifier, nounWord Origin for falsify
C15: from Old French falsifier, from Late Latin falsificāre, from Latin falsus false + facere to make
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