falsify

v., -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.

v.tr.

1. To state untruthfully; misrepresent.
2. 1. To make false by altering or adding to: falsify testimony.
   2. To counterfeit; forge: falsify a visa.
3. To declare or prove to be false.

v.intr.
To make untrue statements; lie.

[Middle English falsifien, from Old French falsifier, from Late Latin falsificāre : Latin falsus, false; see false + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]

falsification fal'si·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n.
falsifier fal'si·fi'er n.

To change something that is true. It may be statements, representations, or acts made to deceive others through distortion, such as an unauthorized altering of the contents of a contract.

verb

1. To make untrue declarations: fib, forswear, lie², prevaricate. Law perjure. See true/false.
2. To impart a false character to (something) by alteration: doctor, fabricate, fake, fictionalize, fictionize. See true/false.
3. To give an inaccurate view of by representing falsely or misleadingly: belie, color, distort, load, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist, warp, wrench, wrest. Idioms: give a false coloring to. See true/false.
4. To make a fraudulent copy of: counterfeit, fake, forge¹. See true/false.

v

To forge; to give a false appearance to anything, as to falsify a record.

A deliberate misstatement or misrepresentation.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forfalske, fremstille forkert, falsificere, gøre til skamme, skuffe
v. intr. - lyve

Nederlands (Dutch)
vervalsen, onjuist verklaren/bewijzen, verkeerd voorstellen, weerleggen, liegen, teleurstellen

Français (French)
v. tr. - falsifier, fausser, dénaturer, prouver la fausseté de
v. intr. - mentir

Deutsch (German)
v. - (ver)fälschen, widerlegen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πλαστογραφώ, παραχαράσσω, παραποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
falsificare, falsare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - falsificar

Русский (Russian)
фальсифицировать, искажать, подделывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - falsificar, alterar, adulterar, desvirtuar
v. intr. - mentir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förfalska

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
伪造, 歪曲, 说谎

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 偽造, 歪曲
v. intr. - 說謊

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (서류)위조하다, 어긋나다, 속이다
v. intr. - 거짓말하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 変造する, 偽る, 裏切る, うそをつく, 偽造する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يدحض , يزيف , يكذب , يشوه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סילף, זייף, עיוות, אכזב‬
v. intr. - ‮הצהיר לשקר‬

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