Main Entry:

⁵fake

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

faked; fak·ing

Date:

1851

transitive verb 1 : to alter, manipulate, or treat so as to give a spuriously genuine appearance to : doctor <faked the lab results> 2 : counterfeit, simulate, concoct <faked a heart attack> 3 : to deceive (an opponent) in a sports contest by means of a fake 4 : improvise, ad-lib <whistle a few bars…and I'll fake the rest — Robert Sylvester> intransitive verb 1 : to engage in faking something : pretend —sometimes used with it<if you don't have the answers, fake it> 2 : to give a fake to an opponent

— fak·er noun

— fak·ery \ˈfā-k(ə-)rē\ noun