Definition of falsify
falsified
;falsifying
transitive verb
2 : to make false: such asa : to make false by mutilation or addition the accounts were falsified to conceal a theftb : to represent falsely : misrepresent
3 : to prove unsound by experience
intransitive verb
: to tell lies : lie
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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
Recent Examples of falsify from the Web
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Putin alleged that some evidence pointing at Russian hackers’ participation in cyberattacks could have been falsified in an attempt to smear Russia.
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Defense lawyers argued that the Soviets had falsified Mr. Demjanjuk’s identity card and other documents, but a judge found a clear trail of evidence showing his path from Soviet prisoner to Sobibor guard.
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Authorities think the theft may date back to 2015 and say the school's financial records and ledgers also had been altered, manipulated or falsified, according to the L'Observateur.
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Yaws is charged with one count of falsifying police reports.
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Instead, former Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake put up signs calling them propaganda designed to falsify history and support racial intimidation.
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A state investigation found that six employees failed to do regular bed checks and falsified departmental logs, three of those employees were fired, including Reginald Windham, WDRB.com reports.
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The Weekly Standard also concluded the letter supposedly from attorney Marc E. Kasowitz was falsified, citing the difference between the signatures in the letter Breathed posted and one in a letter sent to The New York Times last year.
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Antar obsessively argues that Overstock.com is falsifying its financial results and misleading investors.
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Origin and Etymology of falsify
Middle English falsifien, from Middle French falsifier, from Medieval Latin falsificare, from Latin falsus
First Known Use: 15th century
FALSIFY Defined for English Language Learners
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: to make (something) false : to change (something) in order to make people believe something that is not true
FALSIFY Defined for Kids
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falsified
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: to change in order to deceive They were caught falsifying their records.
Law Dictionary
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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 b : to report (as information) falsely the informant falsified his testimony
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