Main Entry: fal·si·fy

Pronunciation: \ˈfȯl-sə-ˌfī\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): fal·si·fied; fal·si·fy·ing

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

Date: 15th century

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 experienceintransitive 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