counterfeit
counterfeit Lexical Profile
counterfeit Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Made in exact imitation of something valuable or important with the intention to deceive or defraud.
"The cashier used a special marker pen to check for counterfeit banknotes."
Pretended or insincere; not genuinely felt.
"She offered a counterfeit smile to hide her disappointment at losing the award."
• noun
A fraudulent imitation of something else, such as money, documents, or luxury goods; a forgery.
"Expert appraisers quickly determined that the supposed Renaissance painting was a clever counterfeit."
• verb
To imitate fraudulently; to make an illegal copy of currency, documents, or branded goods in order to deceive.
"Advanced security watermarks make modern passports extremely difficult to counterfeit."
To pretend to feel or possess (an emotion or quality); to feign.
"He tried to counterfeit enthusiasm for the mundane assignment, but his tone gave him away."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 13th century from Anglo-French 'cuntrefet', the past participle of Old French 'contrefaire' ('to imitate'), formed from 'contre-' ('against, in opposition') and 'faire' ('to make'), from Latin 'facere'.