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Counterfeit

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Noun

1. counterfeit, forgery

a copy that is represented as the original

Verb

2. counterfeit, fake, forge

make a copy of with the intent to deceive

Example Sentences:
'he faked the signature'
'they counterfeited dollar bills'
'She forged a Green Card'

Adjective

3. counterfeit, imitative

not genuine; imitating something superior

Example Sentences:
'counterfeit emotion'
'counterfeit money'
'counterfeit works of art'
'a counterfeit prince'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Counterfeit

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adjective
1. 
made in imitation of something genuine with the intent to deceive or defraud; forged
2. 
simulated; sham
counterfeit affection
noun
3. 
an imitation designed to deceive or defraud
4. archaic
an impostor; cheat
verb
5. (transitive)
to make a fraudulent imitation of
6. (intransitive)
to make counterfeits
7. 
to feign; simulate
8. (transitive)
to imitate; copy

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Counterfeit

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adjective
1. 
made in imitation of something genuine so as to deceive or defraud; forged
counterfeit money
2. 
pretended; sham; feigned
counterfeit sorrow
noun
3. 
a. 
an imitation made to deceive; forgery
b. 
something that so closely resembles something else as to mislead
4.  Obsolete
an impostor; cheat
verb transitive, verb intransitive
5. 
to make an imitation of (money, pictures, etc.), usually in order to deceive or defraud
6. 
to pretend; feign
7. 
to resemble (something) closely

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Counterfeit

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v. coun·ter·feit·ed, coun·ter·feit·ing, coun·ter·feits
v.tr.
1. To make an imitation or copy of (something), usually with the intent to defraud: counterfeits money.
2. To make a pretense of; feign: counterfeited interest in the story.
v.intr.
1. To carry on a deception; dissemble.
2. To make fraudulent copies of something valuable.
adj.
1. Made in imitation of what is genuine with the intent to defraud: a counterfeit dollar bill.
2. Simulated; feigned: "'You don't understand,' Morrison said with counterfeit patience" (Stephen King).
n.
A fraudulent imitation or facsimile.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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