Origin: Latin
suffix -ify
Falsify has 6 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
2
tamper, with the purpose of deception
"Fudge the figures"
"cook the books"
"falsify the data"
3
prove false
"Falsify a claim"
4
falsify knowingly
"She falsified the records"
5
insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
6
To alter so as to make false; to make incorrect.
Example Sentences
"Fudge the figures"
verb
"cook the books"
verb
"falsify the data"
verb
"Falsify a claim"
verb
"She falsified the records"
verb
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