Definitions for counterfeitˈkaʊn tərˌfɪt

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

coun•ter•feit*ˈkaʊn tərˌfɪt(adj.)

  1. made in imitation with intent to deceive; not genuine; forged.

  2. pretended; unreal:

    counterfeit grief.

  3. (n.)an imitation intended to be passed off as genuine; forgery.

  4. (v.t.)to make a counterfeit of; forge.

  5. to resemble.

  6. to simulate.

  7. (v.i.)to make counterfeits, as of money.

  8. to feign; dissemble.

* Syn: See false.

Origin of counterfeit:

1250–1300; ME countrefet false, forged < AF cuntrefet, OF contrefait, ptp. of conterfere to copy, imitate =conter-counter - +fere to make, do 蠐 L facere (see fact )

coun′ter•feit`er(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. counterfeit, forgery(adj)

    a copy that is represented as the original

  2. counterfeit, imitative(verb)

    not genuine; imitating something superior

    "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"

  3. forge, fake, counterfeit(verb)

    make a copy of with the intent to deceive

    "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"

Wiktionary

  1. counterfeit(Noun)

    A non-genuine article; a fake.

  2. counterfeit(Noun)

    One who counterfeits; a counterfeiter.

  3. counterfeit(Verb)

    To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of.

  4. counterfeit(Verb)

    To produce a faithful copy of.

  5. counterfeit(Verb)

    To feign.

  6. counterfeit(Verb)

    Of a turn or river card, to invalidate a player's hand by making a better hand on the board.

  7. counterfeit(Adjective)

    False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.

    This counterfeit watch looks like the real thing, but it broke a week after I bought it.

  8. counterfeit(Adjective)

    Inauthentic

  9. Origin: countrefait, from continental contrefait.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Counterfeit(adverb)

    representing by imitation or likeness; having a resemblance to something else; portrayed

  2. Counterfeit(adverb)

    fabricated in imitation of something else, with a view to defraud by passing the false copy for genuine or original; as, counterfeit antiques; counterfeit coin

  3. Counterfeit(adverb)

    assuming the appearance of something; false; spurious; deceitful; hypocritical; as, a counterfeit philanthropist

  4. Counterfeit(noun)

    that which resembles or is like another thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart

  5. Counterfeit(noun)

    that which is made in imitation of something, with a view to deceive by passing the false for the true; as, the bank note was a counterfeit

  6. Counterfeit(noun)

    one who pretends to be what he is not; one who personates another; an impostor; a cheat

  7. Counterfeit(verb)

    to imitate, or put on a semblance of; to mimic; as, to counterfeit the voice of another person

  8. Counterfeit(verb)

    to imitate with a view to deceiving, by passing the copy for that which is original or genuine; to forge; as, to counterfeit the signature of another, coins, notes, etc

  9. Counterfeit(verb)

    to carry on a deception; to dissemble; to feign; to pretend

  10. Counterfeit(verb)

    to make counterfeits


Translations for counterfeit

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

counterfeit(adjective)

copied or made in imitation especially with a dishonest purpose

counterfeit money.

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