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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Its director, William J. Pulte, alleged in a letter that James falsified records to obtain a mortgage.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
McGuire was charged with falsifying physical evidence, stalking and 45 counts of invasion of privacy, officials said.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
In 2022, about two years after the end of President Trump’s first term, two subsidiaries of the Trump Organization were convicted by a jury in New York of multiple crimes, including tax fraud, falsifying business records and conspiracy.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
Turner herself took the stand and admitted to falsifying wires in an effort to protect her son from scammers by delaying payments for luxury items.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 29 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
McGuire was charged with falsifying physical evidence, stalking and 45 counts of invasion of privacy, officials said.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
In 2022, about two years after the end of President Trump’s first term, two subsidiaries of the Trump Organization were convicted by a jury in New York of multiple crimes, including tax fraud, falsifying business records and conspiracy.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
Turner herself took the stand and admitted to falsifying wires in an effort to protect her son from scammers by delaying payments for luxury items.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Falsify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falsify. Accessed 30 Apr. 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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