单词 | falsify |
释义 | falsify (once / 2834 pages) v To falsify is to alter or mangle something, like a message or document, in a way that distorts the meaning. Since false things aren't true, to falsify something is to dishonestly change its meaning. If a friend tells you a story, and then you retell the story but change important facts, you falsified the story. If you lie in court — commit perjury — you're falsifying the facts. Faking someone else's signature is another type of falsifying, as is lying on your resume. Anytime you misrepresent the truth, you're falsifying. WORD FAMILYfalsify: falsifiable, falsification, falsified, falsifier, falsifies, falsifying+/falsification: falsifications/falsifier: falsifiers USAGE EXAMPLESFudge says tickets are most often falsified with high-profile shows. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) Retired Officer Niall Silva pleaded guilty Friday to falsifying documents and altering evidence. Seattle Times(Dec 20, 2016) The fired employees falsified track-inspection records for as long as three years, officials said. Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016) 1v make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story Syn|Hypo|Hyper distort, garble, warp mangle, murder, mutilate alter so as to make unrecognizable belie, misrepresent represent falsely 2v falsify knowingly She falsified the records Ant|Hyper correct, rectify, right make right or correct change by reversal, reverse, turn change to the contrary 3v insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby Syn|Hyper alter, interpolate edit, redact prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting 4v tamper, with the purpose of deception falsify the data Syn|Hypo|Hyper cook, fake, fudge, manipulate, misrepresent, wangle juggle manipulate by or as if by moving around components cheat, chisel engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud 5v prove false Falsify a claim Hyper confute, disprove prove to be false |
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