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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Dumas’ role in the gun-trafficking portion of the conspiracy, before he was kicked out of the Army, was to falsify entries in the property book accounting system to keep anyone from noticing the disappearing items.
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Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
In exchange, prosecutors dropped charges of falsifying medical records and additional counts of distribution.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 July 2025
Another former officer Kelly Goodlett will be sentenced next year after pleading guilty to conspiring with a colleague to falsify the affidavit that was used to obtain a search warrant for Taylor's home, and for covering up their actions following her death, per the BBC.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Kerr County officials said the number of missing people decreased as victims were recovered, contact was made with people who were found safe, and some reports were found to be unsubstantiated or falsified.
—John Hanna, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2025
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Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
In exchange, prosecutors dropped charges of falsifying medical records and additional counts of distribution.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 July 2025
Another former officer Kelly Goodlett will be sentenced next year after pleading guilty to conspiring with a colleague to falsify the affidavit that was used to obtain a search warrant for Taylor's home, and for covering up their actions following her death, per the BBC.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Kerr County officials said the number of missing people decreased as victims were recovered, contact was made with people who were found safe, and some reports were found to be unsubstantiated or falsified.
—John Hanna, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2025
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“Falsify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falsify. Accessed 19 Aug. 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
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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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