counterfeit
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tərˌfɪt adjective
1.
made in imitation so as to be passed off fraudulently or deceptively as genuine; not genuine; forged: counterfeit dollar bills.
2.
pretended; unreal: counterfeit grief.
noun
3.
an imitation intended to be passed off fraudulently or deceptively as genuine; forgery.
4.
Archaic. a copy.
5.
Archaic. a close likeness; portrait.
6.
Obsolete. impostor; pretender.
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verb (used with object)
7.
to make a counterfeit of; imitate fraudulently; forge.
8.
to resemble.
9.
to simulate.
verb (used without object)
10.
to make counterfeits, as of money.
11.
to feign; dissemble.
Origin:
1250–1300; (adj.) Middle English countrefet false, forged < Anglo-French cuntrefet, Old French contrefait, past participle of conterfere to copy, imitate, equivalent to conter- counter- + fere to make, do ≪ Latin facere (see fact); (v.) Middle English countrefeten, verbal derivative of countrefet
1250–1300; (adj.) Middle English countrefet false, forged < Anglo-French cuntrefet, Old French contrefait, past participle of conterfere to copy, imitate, equivalent to conter- counter- + fere to make, do ≪ Latin facere (see fact); (v.) Middle English countrefeten, verbal derivative of countrefet
Related forms
coun·ter·feit·er, noun
coun·ter·feit·ly, adverb
coun·ter·feit·ness, noun
non·coun·ter·feit, adjective
un·coun·ter·feit·ed, adjective
Synonyms
1. spurious, bogus. See false. 2. sham, feigned, simulated, fraudulent; mock, fake, ersatz. 3. falsification, sham. 7. copy; falsify.
1. spurious, bogus. See false. 2. sham, feigned, simulated, fraudulent; mock, fake, ersatz. 3. falsification, sham. 7. copy; falsify.
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counterfeit (ˈkaʊntəfɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | made in imitation of something genuine with the intent to deceive or defraud; forged |
| 2. | simulated; sham: counterfeit affection |
| —n | |
| 3. | an imitation designed to deceive or defraud |
| 4. | archaic an impostor; cheat |
| —vb | |
| 5. | (tr) to make a fraudulent imitation of |
| 6. | (intr) to make counterfeits |
| 7. | to feign; simulate |
| 8. | (tr) to imitate; copy |
| [C13: from Old French contrefait, from contrefaire to copy, from contre- | |
| 'counterfeiter | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
counterfeit
late 13c., from O.Fr. contrefait "imitated," pp. of contrefaire "imitate," from contre- "against" + faire "to make, to do" (from L. facere; see factitious). M.L. contrafactio meant "setting in opposition or contrast." The verb is from late 13c.
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