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Made in exact imitation of something valuable with the intention to deceive or defraud
“The art critic knows that the painting before him is a counterfeit Picasso, but he need not be able to tell us how he knows, as long as the belief is formed in a proper way.”
Characterized by a lack of sincerity
“A real smile is infectious and spreads like a rash, but a counterfeit smile has no kindling in it and betrays itself by its sterility.”
(of a falsehood) Concocted to deceive others
Seemingly, apparently, or on the surface
A fraudulent imitation of something else
“The Board believed that the author's identity document was a counterfeit.”
A person who engages in counterfeiting, deception or fakery
“For you see, Abel was a man who was authentic, and his brother Cain was a counterfeit who only looked the part but could not fill the role.”
Something that is identical to something else
A display of behavior, usually meant to deceive
A counterfeit United States $100 bill of very high quality
To produce a forged or imitative copy of
“If criminals can counterfeit passports, then how long until they can fake these new biometric identity cards?”
To feign or mimic an expression or appearance
“By daily practice, she learned to counterfeit the voice of the crying child.”
To alter something from its true state, typically to deceive
To make jokes, especially for purposes of teasing someone
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