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coun⋅ter⋅feit
[koun-ter-fit] 
–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. |
–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.) ME countrefet false, forged < AF cuntrefet, OF contrefait, ptp. of conterfere to copy, imitate, equiv. to conter- counter- + fere to make, do ≪ L facere (see fact ); (v.) ME countrefeten, v. deriv. of countrefet
1250–1300; (adj.) ME countrefet false, forged < AF cuntrefet, OF contrefait, ptp. of conterfere to copy, imitate, equiv. to conter- counter- + fere to make, do ≪ L facere (see fact ); (v.) ME countrefeten, v. deriv. of countrefet
Related forms:
coun⋅ter⋅feit⋅er, noun
coun⋅ter⋅feit⋅ly, adverb
coun⋅ter⋅feit⋅ness, noun
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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| coun·ter·feit (koun'tər-fĭt') v. coun·ter·feit·ed, coun·ter·feit·ing, coun·ter·feits v. tr.
[Middle English countrefeten, from contrefet, made in imitation, from Old French contrefait, past participle of contrefaire, to counterfeit : contre-, counter- + faire, to make (from Latin facere; see dhē- in Indo-European roots).] coun'ter·feit'er n. |
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Counterfeit
Coun"ter*feit\ (koun"t?r-f?t), a. [F. contrefait, p. p. of contrefaire to counterfeit; contre (L. contra) + faire to make, fr. L. facere. See Counter, adv., and Fact.]1. Representing by imitation or likeness; having a resemblance to something else; portrayed. Look here upon this picture, and on this- The counterfeit presentment of two brothers. --Shak. 2. 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. "No counterfeit gem." --Robinson (More's Utopia). 3. Assuming the appearance of something; false; spurious; deceitful; hypocritical; as, a counterfeit philanthropist. "An arrant counterfeit rascal." --Shak. Syn: Forged; fictitious; spurious; false.Counterfeit
Coun"ter*feit\, n. 1. That which resembles or is like another thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart. Thou drawest a counterfeit Best in all Athens. --Shak. Even Nature's self envied the same, And grudged to see the counterfeit should shame The thing itself. --Spenser. 2. 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. Never call a true piece of gold a counterfeit. --Shak. Some of these counterfeits are fabricated with such exquisite taste and skill, that it is the achievement of criticism to distinguish them from originals. --Macaulay. 3. One who pretends to be what he is not; one who personates another; an impostor; a cheat. I fear thou art another counterfeit; And yet, in faith, thou bear'st thee like a king. --Shak.Counterfeit
Coun"ter*feit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Counterfeited; p. pr. & vb. n. Counterfeiting.]1. To imitate, or put on a semblance of; to mimic; as, to counterfeit the voice of another person. Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he. --Goldsmith. 2. 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.Counterfeit
Coun"ter*feit\, v. i. 1. To carry on a deception; to dissemble; to feign; to pretend. The knave counterfeits well; a good knave. --Shak. 2. To make counterfeits.
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Language Translation for : counterfeit
Spanish:
falsificado,
German:
gefälscht,
Japanese:
偽造の
counterfeit (v.)
1292, 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 c.1290.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: 1coun·ter·feit
Pronunciation: 'kaun-t&r-"fit
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle French contrefait, past participle of contrefaire to imitate, draw, paint, from contre- counter- + faire to make
: made in imitation of a genuine article (as a document) without authorization and esp. with intent to deceive or defraud
Main Entry: 2counterfeit
Function: transitive verb
: to make an imitation of without authorization and esp. with intent to deceive or defraud
Main Entry: 3counterfeit
Function: noun
: something counterfeit
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