falsified

adjective

fal·​si·​fied ˈfȯl-sə-ˌfīd How to pronounce falsified (audio)
: made false : falsely created or altered in order to deceive
falsified passports
a falsified report of the incident

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Clamping down on falsified medical paperwork by switching CDL holders to electronic records. Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025 The action on Wall Street is relatively muted Tuesday as the market brushed off overnight news t hat President Donald Trump fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on allegations of falsified mortgage documents. Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025 After Kingston allegedly provided a screenshot of a falsified wire transfer, Edery was fired from his job and blacklisted. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025 The documents flagged multiple cases of falsified vaccination records, health workers being replaced by untrained relatives and workers improperly administering vaccines. CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for falsified

Word History

First Known Use

1528, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of falsified was in 1528

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“Falsified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falsified. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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