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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The audit came as the federal government was investigating job placement rates at several other for-profit colleges and issuing severe penalties to those who falsified their numbers.
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
His quest for revenge plays with well with his political supporters, who believe he was wrongly targeted by the Biden administration and other Democrats, resulting in his 2024 conviction by a New York jury on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
The next detective retired a few years later while under investigation for discrimination, harrassment and falsifying information during a homicide investigation.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
Additionally, the bill would create a $500 penalty for individuals who falsify a prescription and health care providers who write a prescription without the animal having at least a 30-day relationship with the patient.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
His quest for revenge plays with well with his political supporters, who believe he was wrongly targeted by the Biden administration and other Democrats, resulting in his 2024 conviction by a New York jury on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
The next detective retired a few years later while under investigation for discrimination, harrassment and falsifying information during a homicide investigation.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
Additionally, the bill would create a $500 penalty for individuals who falsify a prescription and health care providers who write a prescription without the animal having at least a 30-day relationship with the patient.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 3 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 17 Oct. 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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