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
falsify a promise
: 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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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 Jan. 2026
After Mario left, the school was hit with NCAA sanctions in 1995 following a Pell Grant scandal in which an academic advisor falsified financial aid for more than 50 players.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026
District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson last year dismissed a case against two deputies accused of falsifying cell-check records in the 2021 death of Vinetta Martin, whose cell went unchecked for an hour and 18 minutes.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
The men are accused of obtaining multiple loans for the same properties and falsifying financial documents.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Falsify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falsify. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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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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