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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The bankruptcies of First Brands and Tricolor that have Wall Street on edge allegedly stemmed from falsified financial documents. Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025 Trump reimbursed Cohen in monthly installments that prosecutors said amounted to falsified records. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025 Because Ozer had emailed some of these falsified documents, it was considered a federal crime under the Interstate Wire Fraud Statute. Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025 An adult man allegedly used falsified documents to enroll in a Minnesota high school and reportedly played on the football team. Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for falsified

Word History

First Known Use

1528, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 19 Nov. 2025.

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