falsify
[fawl-suh-fahy]
verb (used with object), fal·si·fied, fal·si·fy·ing.
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.
verb (used without object), fal·si·fied, fal·si·fy·ing.
to make false statements.
Origin of falsify
Synonyms for falsify
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contravene, pervert, exaggerate, contradict, misstate, distort, deceive, fake, forge, counterfeit, traverse, color, twist, prevaricate, lie, doctor, equivocate, gloss, fib, changeExamples from the Web for falsify
Contemporary Examples of falsify
The scientific method cannot establish truths; it can only falsify hypotheses.
Other families go to much more extreme lengths, like those who falsify applications or tax returns.
Historical Examples of falsify
To ignore it, and it is too commonly ignored, is to falsify every issue.
The Truth About WomanC. Gasquoine Hartley
To do that would be to falsify history and disregard the artistic canons.
Sir Henry Morgan, BuccaneerCyrus Townsend Brady
What motive could any of us have had to mislead or falsify the history of the war.
A Military GeniusSarah Ellen Blackwell
But we must not falsify observation to avoid theoretical difficulties.
The Analysis of MindBertrand Russell
To forget it, and it is commonly forgotten, is to falsify every issue.
First and Last ThingsH. G. Wells
falsify
verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)
Word Origin for falsify
C15: from Old French falsifier, from Late Latin falsificāre, from Latin falsus false + facere to make
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