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Definitions for Falsify

[1] to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
[2] to alter fraudulently.
[3] to represent falsely: He falsified the history of his family to conceal his humble origins.
[4] to show or prove to be false; disprove: to falsify a theory.
[5] to make false statements.
[6] to make (a report, evidence, accounts, etc) false or inaccurate by alteration, esp in order to deceive
[7] to prove false; disprove

Words related to Falsify

contravene, pervert, exaggerate, contradict, misstate, distort, deceive, fake, forge, counterfeit, traverse, color, twist, prevaricate, lie, doctor, equivocate, gloss, fib, change

Words nearby Falsify

falsetto, falsework, falsie, falsies, falsification, falsify, falsity, falstaff, falstaffian, falster, faltboat

Origin of Falsify

1400–50; late Middle English falsifien < Middle French falsifier < Late Latin falsificāre. See false, -ify

Other words from Falsify

fal·si·fi·a·ble , adjective
fal·si·fi·a·bil·i·ty , noun
fal·si·fi·ca·tion [fawl -suh -fi-key -shuh  n] /ˈfɔl sə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/ , noun
fal·si·fi·er , noun
non·fal·si·fi·a·ble , adjective
un·fal·si·fi·a·ble , adjective
un·fal·si·fied , adjective

Word origin for Falsify

C15: from Old French falsifier , from Late Latin falsificāre , from Latin falsus false + facere to make

Synonyms for Falsify

contradict, contravene, counterfeit, deceive, distort, exaggerate, fake, forge, misstate, pervert, tamper with, adulterate, belie, change, color, con, contort, cook, deny, doctor, embroider, equivocate, fib, garble, gloss, lie, misquote, palter, prevaricate, promote, salt, traverse, twist, warp, deacon, dress up, fake it, four-flush, frame up, phony up, put on an act, trump up