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falsify

fal·si·fy [ fáwlssə f ] (past and past participle fal·si·fied, present participle fal·si·fy·ing, 3rd person present singular fal·si·fies)

transitive verb

Definition:

1. alter fraudulently: to alter something in order to deceive

2. disprove: to prove that something is incorrect

3. misrepresent: to misrepresent the facts in order to mislead

They falsified every detail of their story.

[15th century. Directly or via French falsifier< medieval Latin falsificare "act dishonestly" < Latin falsus (see false) + facere "do, make"]

fal·si·fi·a·bil·i·ty [ fàwlssə fī ə bíllətee ] noun

fal·si·fi·a·ble [ fáwlssə f əb'l ] adjective

fal·si·fi·ca·tion [ fàwlssəfi káysh'n ] noun

fal·si·fi·er [ fáwlssə f ər ] noun

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