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| coun·ter·feit [ kówntərfit ] |
adjective |
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1. forged: made as a copy of something, especially money, in order to defraud or deceive people
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2. false: pretended in order to deceive somebody
  counterfeit geniality
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verb (past and past participle coun·ter·feit·ed, present participle coun·ter·feit·ing, 3rd person present singular coun·ter·feits) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb forge: to make realistic copies of something, especially money, in order to defraud or deceive people
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2. transitive verb pretend to feel something: to pretend to have an emotion in order to deceive somebody
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noun (plural coun·ter·feits) |
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forgery: a copy of something, especially money, made in order to defraud or deceive people
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| [14th century. < Anglo-Norman countrefet, past participle of countrefaire "counterfeit" < medieval Latin contrafacere< Latin contra- "against" + facere "make, do"] |
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| coun·ter·feit·er noun |
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