falsify
verb
fal·si·fy
ˈfȯl-sə-ˌfī 
falsified; falsifying
2
: to make false: such 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
: to tell lies : lie
Examples of falsify in a Sentence
He was caught falsifying financial accounts.
taking that statement completely out of context essentially falsifies it, whether that's your intention or not
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Mangan filed two reports regarding the incident which prosecutors accuse him of falsifying.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Flores faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of the civil rights charge and up to 20 years if convicted of falsifying a record in a federal investigation.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
This gives the false impression that scientific progress comes only in paradigm-shifting insights that overturn previous thinking, and that all new hypotheses are equally probable until falsified.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Under New York state law, falsifying business records becomes a felony if the records were falsified to commit or conceal another crime.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Flores faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of the civil rights charge and up to 20 years if convicted of falsifying a record in a federal investigation.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
This gives the false impression that scientific progress comes only in paradigm-shifting insights that overturn previous thinking, and that all new hypotheses are equally probable until falsified.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Under New York state law, falsifying business records becomes a felony if the records were falsified to commit or conceal another crime.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for falsify
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“Falsify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falsify. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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falsify
verb
fal·si·fy
ˈfȯl-sə-ˌfī
falsified; falsifying
: to make false : change so as to deceive
falsify financial accounts
Legal Definition
falsify
transitive verb
fal·si·fy
ˈfȯl-si-ˌfī
falsified; falsifying
: to make false: as
a
: to make (as a document) false by mutilation, alteration, or addition
the motel clerk had falsified the records—M. A. Kelly
M. A. Kelly
b
: to report (as information) falsely
the informant falsified his testimony
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