FALSIFY Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word falsify. (close relations)
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distort | verbv | |||||||
verb • make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story • form into a spiral shape • twist and press out of shape • affect as in thought or feeling • alter the shape of (something) by stress | ||||||||
fake | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be • a person who makes deceitful pretenses • (football) a deceptive move made by a football player adjective satellite • fraudulent; having a misleading appearance • not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article verb • make a copy of with the intent to deceive • tamper, with the purpose of deception • speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths | ||||||||
manipulate | verbv | |||||||
verb • influence or control shrewdly or deviously • hold something in one's hands and move it • tamper, with the purpose of deception • manipulate in a fraudulent manner • maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage • treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed | ||||||||
misrepresent | verbv | |||||||
verb • represent falsely • tamper, with the purpose of deception | ||||||||
counterfeit | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • not genuine; imitating something superior noun • a copy that is represented as the original verb • make a copy of with the intent to deceive | ||||||||
doctor | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a licensed medical practitioner • (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching • children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office • a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution verb • alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive • give medical treatment to • restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken | ||||||||
fabricate | verbv | |||||||
verb • put together out of artificial or natural components or parts • concoct something artificial or untrue | ||||||||
forge | verbv | |||||||
noun • furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping • a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering verb • create by hammering • make a copy of with the intent to deceive • come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort • move ahead steadily • move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy • make something, usually for a specific function • make out of components (often in an improvising manner) | ||||||||
pervert | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior verb • corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality • practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive • change the inherent purpose or function of something | ||||||||
alter | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to change; make different; cause a transformation • become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence • make an alteration to • insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby • remove the ovaries of | ||||||||
cook | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone who cooks food • English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779) verb • prepare a hot meal • prepare for eating by applying heat • transform and make suitable for consumption by heating • tamper, with the purpose of deception • transform by heating | ||||||||
fudge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • soft creamy candy verb • tamper, with the purpose of deception • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | ||||||||
garble | verbv | |||||||
verb • make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story | ||||||||
interpolate | verbv | |||||||
verb • estimate the value of something based on known values • insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby | ||||||||
wangle | verbv | |||||||
noun • an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery verb • achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods • tamper, with the purpose of deception | ||||||||
warp | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting • a shape distorted by twisting or folding • a moral or mental distortion • yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof verb • make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story • bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat |