falsify

verb

fal·si·fy ˈfȯl-sə-ˌfī

falsified; falsifying

Synonyms of falsify next

transitive verb

: to prove or declare false : disprove

: to make false: such as

: to make false by mutilation or addition

the accounts were falsified to conceal a theft

: to represent falsely : misrepresent

: to prove unsound by experience

intransitive verb

: to tell lies : lie

falsifiability

ˌfȯl-sə-ˌfī-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē

noun

falsifiable

ˌfȯl-sə-ˈfī-ə-bəl

adjective

falsification

ˌfȯl-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən

noun

falsifier

ˈfȯl-sə-ˌfī(-ə)r

noun

Examples of falsify in a Sentence

He was caught falsifying financial accounts. taking that statement completely out of context essentially falsifies it, whether that's your intention or not

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One of these indictments even yielded a conviction, albeit on 34 relatively minor charges of falsifying business records. —

Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024 Although former President Donald Trump was convicted earlier this year in a Manhattan court of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, the Republican presidential nominee can still vote in the 2024 presidential election. —

Patrick Maguire, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024 Shares dipped by almost 40 percent in June when Trump was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records related to hush money allegedly paid to adult film actor Stormy Daniels, ahead of the 2016 presidential election. —

Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024 That's the one where he was convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records. —

Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for falsify