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1. (adj.) counterfeit
made in imitation with intent to deceive; not genuine; forged.
2. counterfeit
pretended; unreal:
counterfeit grief.
3. (n.) counterfeit
an imitation intended to be passed off as genuine; forgery.
4. (v.t.) counterfeit
to make a counterfeit of; forge.
5. counterfeit
to resemble.
6. counterfeit
to simulate.
7. (v.i.) counterfeit
to make counterfeits, as of money.
8. counterfeit
to feign; dissemble.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME countrefet false, forged < AF cuntrefet, OF contrefait, ptp. of conterfere to copy, imitate =conter-counter - +fere to make, do &indirdesc; L facere (see fact ))
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| Definition of 'counterfeit' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) counterfeit, forgery
a copy that is represented as the original
2. (verb) counterfeit, imitative
not genuine; imitating something superior
"counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"
3. (verb) forge, fake, counterfeit
make a copy of with the intent to deceive
"he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"
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| Definition of 'counterfeit' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adverb) counterfeit
representing by imitation or likeness; having a resemblance to something else; portrayed
2. (adverb) counterfeit
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. (adverb) counterfeit
assuming the appearance of something; false; spurious; deceitful; hypocritical; as, a counterfeit philanthropist
4. (noun) counterfeit
that which resembles or is like another thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart
5. (noun) counterfeit
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. (noun) counterfeit
one who pretends to be what he is not; one who personates another; an impostor; a cheat
7. (verb) counterfeit
to imitate, or put on a semblance of; to mimic; as, to counterfeit the voice of another person
8. (verb) counterfeit
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. (verb) counterfeit
to carry on a deception; to dissemble; to feign; to pretend
10. (verb) counterfeit
to make counterfeits
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Sense: copied or made in imitation especially with a dishonest purpose
counterfeit money.
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Afrikaans: nagemaak |
Arabic: مُزيَّف، مُزوَّر |
Bulgarian: подправен |
Brazilian: falso |
Czech: padělaný |
German: gefälscht |
Danish: falsk; forfalsket |
Greek: πλαστός |
Spanish: falsificado |
Estonian: võltsitud |
Farsi: جعلی؛ تقلبی |
Finnish: väärennetty |
French: faux |
Hebrew: מְזוּיָף |
Hindi: धोखा देने के लिए बारीकी स |
Croatian: krivotvoren |
Hungarian: hamis |
Indonesian: palsu |
Icelandic: falsaður |
Italian: falso, contraffatto |
Japanese: 偽造の |
Korean: 위조의 |
Lithuanian: padirbtas, suklastotas |
Latvian: viltots |
Malay: salinan |
Dutch: vervalst |
Norwegian: falsk |
Polish: podrobiony |
Persian: جعلی؛ تقلبی |
Pashto: جعلی، تقلبی |
Portuguese: falso |
Romanian: fals |
Russian: фальшивый |
Slovak: sfalšovaný |
Slovenian: ponarejen |
Serbian: krivotvoren |
Swedish: förfalskad, efterapad |
Thai: ปลอม |
Turkish: sahte |
Taiwanese: 偽造的 |
Ukrainian: підроблений |
Urdu: جعلسازى |
Vietnamese: giả mạo |
Chinese: 伪造的 |
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