Definitions

falsify

[fawl-suh-fahy] / ˈfɔl sə faɪ /

VERB

alter, misrepresent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contradict contravene counterfeit deceive distort exaggerate fake forge misstate pervert tamper with

STRONG

adulterate belie change color con contort cook deny doctor embroider equivocate fib garble gloss lie misquote palter prevaricate promote salt traverse twist warp

WEAK

deacon dress up fake it four-flush frame up phony up put on an act trump up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree approve be honest

STRONG

clean explain hurt purify represent straighten tell the truth

Example Sentences

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Falsify, fawls′i-fī, v.t. to forge or counterfeit: to prove untrustworthy: to break by falsehood:—pr.p. fals′ifying; pa.p. fals′ified.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Falsify: insert "privilege" where you should have written "pain;" and see if your mighty creditor will allow the fraud to pass, or accept the coin with which you would cheat him.

From Villette by Brontë, Charlotte

When the sound shall pass my sense’s confines, Melt away to color or thin flame, Does it still malinger in the prism, Falsify the crucible with shame?

From Behind the Arras A Book of the Unseen by Meteyard, Thomas Buford

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