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Meaning of counterfeit in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈkaʊn(t)ərˌfɪt/

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  1. Verb

    counterfeit

    Definitions

    1. make a copy of with the intent to deceive

    Examples

    • « he faked the signature »
    • « they counterfeited dollar bills »
    • « She forged a Green Card »
  2. Noun

    counterfeit

    Definitions

    1. a copy that is represented as the original
  3. Qualitative Adjective

    counterfeit

    Etymology

    Middle English (as a verb): from Anglo-Norman French countrefeter, from Old French contrefait, past participle of contrefaire, from Latin contra-‘in opposition’ + facere‘make’

    Definitions

    1. not genuine

    Examples

    • « imitating something superior »
    • « counterfeit emotion »
    • « counterfeit money »
    • « counterfeit works of art »
    • « a counterfeit prince »

    Synonyms

    • assumed
    • false
    • fictitious
    • fictive
    • pretended
    • put on
    • sham
    • bad
    • forged
    • base
    • bogus
    • fake
    • phony
    • phoney
    • bastard
    • inauthentic
    • unauthentic
    • spurious
    • mock
    • ostensible
    • ostensive
    • pinchbeck
    • pseudo
    • synthetic

    Antonyms

    • genuine
    • echt

See also

  • artificial
  • false
  • insincere
  • unreal

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