falsify

fal·si·fy

verb \ˈfȯl-sə-ˌfī\

fal·si·fiedfal·si·fy·ing

Definition of FALSIFY

transitive verb

1

: to prove or declare false : disprove

2

: to make false: as a : to make false by mutilation or addition <the accounts were falsified to conceal a theft> b : to represent falsely : misrepresent

3

: to prove unsound by experience

intransitive verb

: to tell lies : lie

— fal·si·fi·abil·i·ty \ˌfȯl-sə-ˌfī-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— fal·si·fi·able \-ˈfī-ə-bəl\ adjective

— fal·si·fi·ca·tion \ˌfȯl-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən\ noun

— fal·si·fi·er \ˈfȯl-sə-ˌfī(-ə)r\ noun

Examples of FALSIFY

1. He was caught falsifying financial accounts.
2. <taking that statement completely out of context essentially falsifies it, whether that's your intention or not>

Origin of FALSIFY

Middle English falsifien, from Middle French falsifier, from Medieval Latin falsificare, from Latin falsus

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to FALSIFY

Synonyms: bend, color, cook, distort, garble, fudge, misinterpret, misrelate, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, slant, twist, warp

Antonyms: confirm, establish, prove, validate, verify

Related Words: misdescribe, misspeak, mistranslate; belie, camouflage, disguise, dissemble, gloss (over), mask, veil, whitewash; bowdlerize, censor; complicate, confound, confuse, mistake, mix (up); mystify, obscure; equivocate, fib, lie, palter, prevaricate

Near Antonyms: clarify, clear (up), explain, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, spell out; decipher

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