counterfeit
adjective
made in imitation so as to be passed off fraudulently or deceptively as genuine; not genuine; forged.
had counterfeited
-
past perfectof counterfeit.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Mr. Oren, in his front-page column in Haaretz, anticipated a diplomatic crisis over the suspicions that Mossad had counterfeited British passports.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2010
The mother, however, wanted it be exhumed and burned, for it was the offspring of a fiend who had counterfeited her husband.
From Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities by Thomas Inman
The stone which had counterfeited Zeus was placed at Delphi, where it was long exhibited as a sacred relic.
From Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E.M. Berens
Collins had counterfeited sleep until, utterly exhausted, he had actually dropped off into slumber, so Ned had no captive to watch for the time being.
From Boy Scouts in an Airship; or, the Warning from the Sky by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson
In his letter of October 12, 1751, Æneas Macdonald mentions a report ‘too audacious to be believed; that Glengarry had counterfeited his Majesty’s signature to gett the money that he gott in Scotland.’
From Pickle the Spy; Or, the Incognito of Prince Charles by Andrew Lang
