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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In December 2011, hundreds of thousands of Russians took to the streets to protest a falsified parliamentary election. Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 25 July 2025 All the sites affected by the falsified data must be retested, investigated and brought up to state state standards. Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 July 2025 In the Taylor case, three other ex-Louisville police officers have been charged with crafting a falsified warrant, but have not gone to trial. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 July 2025 Patel stole the money from Jacksonville by creating fraudulent charges on the team’s virtual credit card (VCC) and then covering his tracks by sending falsified files to the team’s accounting department. Mark Puleo, New York Times, 11 July 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 20 Aug. 2025.

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