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coun·ter·feit

(koun′tər-fĭt′)

v. coun·ter·feit·ed, coun·ter·feit·ing, coun·ter·feits

v.tr.

1. To make an imitation or copy of (something), usually with the intent to defraud: counterfeits money.

2. To make a pretense of; feign: counterfeited interest in the story.

v.intr.

1. To carry on a deception; dissemble.

2. To make fraudulent copies of something valuable.

adj.

1. Made in imitation of what is genuine with the intent to defraud: a counterfeit dollar bill.

2. Simulated; feigned: "'You don't understand,' Morrison said with counterfeit patience" (Stephen King).

A fraudulent imitation or facsimile.

[Middle English countrefeten, from contrefet, made in imitation, from Old French contrefait, past participle of contrefaire, to counterfeit : contre-, counter- + faire, to make (from Latin facere; see dhē- in Indo-European roots).]

coun′ter·feit′er n.

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counterfeit

(ˈkaʊntəfɪt)

adj

1. made in imitation of something genuine with the intent to deceive or defraud; forged

2. simulated; sham: counterfeit affection.

3. an imitation designed to deceive or defraud

4. archaic an impostor; cheat

5. (tr) to make a fraudulent imitation of

6. (intr) to make counterfeits

7. to feign; simulate

8. (tr) to imitate; copy

[C13: from Old French contrefait, from contrefaire to copy, from contre- counter- + faire to make, from Latin facere]

ˈcounterfeiter n

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coun•ter•feit

(ˈkaʊn tərˌfɪt)

adj.

1. made in imitation with intent to deceive; not genuine; forged.

2. pretended; unreal: counterfeit grief.

3. an imitation intended to be passed off as genuine; forgery.

v.t.

4. to make a counterfeit of; forge.

5. to resemble.

6. to simulate.

v.i.

7. to make counterfeits, as of money.

8. to feign; dissemble.

[1250–1300; Middle English countrefet false, forged < Anglo-French cuntrefet, Old French contrefait, past participle of conterfere to copy, imitate =conter- counter- + fere to make, do « Latin facere (see fact)]

coun′ter•feit`er, n.

syn: See false.

counterfeit

Past participle: counterfeited
Gerund: counterfeiting

Imperative
counterfeit
counterfeit

Present
I counterfeit
you counterfeit
he/she/it counterfeits
we counterfeit
you counterfeit
they counterfeit

Preterite
I counterfeited
you counterfeited
he/she/it counterfeited
we counterfeited
you counterfeited
they counterfeited

Present Continuous
I am counterfeiting
you are counterfeiting
he/she/it is counterfeiting
we are counterfeiting
you are counterfeiting
they are counterfeiting

Present Perfect
I have counterfeited
you have counterfeited
he/she/it has counterfeited
we have counterfeited
you have counterfeited
they have counterfeited

Past Continuous
I was counterfeiting
you were counterfeiting
he/she/it was counterfeiting
we were counterfeiting
you were counterfeiting
they were counterfeiting

Past Perfect
I had counterfeited
you had counterfeited
he/she/it had counterfeited
we had counterfeited
you had counterfeited
they had counterfeited

Future
I will counterfeit
you will counterfeit
he/she/it will counterfeit
we will counterfeit
you will counterfeit
they will counterfeit

Future Perfect
I will have counterfeited
you will have counterfeited
he/she/it will have counterfeited
we will have counterfeited
you will have counterfeited
they will have counterfeited

Future Continuous
I will be counterfeiting
you will be counterfeiting
he/she/it will be counterfeiting
we will be counterfeiting
you will be counterfeiting
they will be counterfeiting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been counterfeiting
you have been counterfeiting
he/she/it has been counterfeiting
we have been counterfeiting
you have been counterfeiting
they have been counterfeiting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been counterfeiting
you will have been counterfeiting
he/she/it will have been counterfeiting
we will have been counterfeiting
you will have been counterfeiting
they will have been counterfeiting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been counterfeiting
you had been counterfeiting
he/she/it had been counterfeiting
we had been counterfeiting
you had been counterfeiting
they had been counterfeiting

Conditional
I would counterfeit
you would counterfeit
he/she/it would counterfeit
we would counterfeit
you would counterfeit
they would counterfeit

Past Conditional
I would have counterfeited
you would have counterfeited
he/she/it would have counterfeited
we would have counterfeited
you would have counterfeited
they would have counterfeited

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Noun	1.	counterfeit - a copy that is represented as the original forgery imitation - something copied or derived from an original
Verb	1.	counterfeit - make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card" fake, forge re-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale"
Adj.	1.	counterfeit - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" imitative artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" unreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news" insincere - lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere" false - not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality; "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery" echt, genuine - not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"

counterfeit

adjective

1. fake, copied, false, forged, imitation, bogus, simulated, sham, fraudulent, feigned, spurious, ersatz, phoney or phony (informal), pseud or pseudo (informal) He admitted possessing and delivering counterfeit currency.
fake real, original, genuine, authentic, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal), good

noun

1. fake, copy, reproduction, imitation, sham, forgery, phoney or phony (informal), fraud Levi Strauss says counterfeits of the company's jeans are flooding Europe.
fake the real thing, the real McCoy

verb

1. fake, copy, forge, imitate, simulate, sham, fabricate, feign He is alleged to have counterfeited video cassettes.

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counterfeit

verb

1. To make a fraudulent copy of:

fake, falsify, forge.

2. To take on or give a false appearance of:

affect, assume, fake, feign, pretend, put on, sham, simulate.

Idiom: make believe.

3. To behave affectedly or insincerely or take on a false or misleading appearance of:

act, dissemble, fake, feign, play-act, pose, pretend, put on, sham, simulate.

4. To contrive and present as genuine:

fake, feign, pretend, simulate.

Idioms: make believe, put on an act.

adjective

Fraudulently or deceptively imitative:

bogus, fake, false, fraudulent, phony, sham, spurious, suppositious, supposititious.

noun

A fraudulent imitation:

fake, forgery, phony, sham.

Translations

namaakvervals

زائِف، مُقَلَّدمُزيَّف، مُزوَّريَتَظاهَر، يَدَّعـييُزيِّف، يُزوِّر

falešnýpadělanýpadělatpředstírat

falskforfalskeforfalsketgive falsk indtrykhykle

gefälscht fälschen Fälschung heucheln falsch

κίβδηλος παραχαράζω

falsificar contrahacer contrahecho contrahechura

jäljitelmäjäljiteltyvääräväärennettyväärennös

contrefaçon contrefaire faux feindre contrefait

falsafalsaîuróektaòykjast

contraffare contraffazione falsificare falsificato falsificazione

nuduotipadirbtaspadirbtisuklastotassuklastoti

izliktiesliekuļotneīstsviltotviltots

vervalsen

forfalske hykle

contrafazer falsificar falso

…gibi görünmekbasmakhakiki olmayansahte taklit

伪造伪造的假的假装

counterfeit

[ˈkaʊntəfiːt]

A. ADJ (= false) → falsificado

B. N → falsificación f; (= coin) → moneda f falsa; (= note) → billete m falso

C. VT → falsificar

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counterfeit

[ˈkaʊntə^rfɪt]

n (= document, article) → faux m, contrefaçon f

vt [+ goods, document] → contrefaire
to counterfeit money → fabriquer de la fausse monnaie

adj → faux(fausse)

counterfeit

adj → gefälscht; (fig) → falsch; counterfeit money/coins → Falschgeld nt

n → Fälschung f

vt → fälschen; (fig) → vortäuschen

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counterfeit

[ˈkaʊntəfɪt]

1. adj → contraffatto/a, falsificato/a, falso/a; (money) → falso/a

2. n → falso, contraffazione f; (coin) → moneta falsa

3. vt → contraffare, falsificare

counterfeit

(ˈkauntəfit) adjective

1. copied or made in imitation especially with a dishonest purpose. counterfeit money.

2. not genuine or not real.

verb

1. to make a copy of for dishonest purposes. to counterfeit banknotes.

2. to pretend. She counterfeited friendship.

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Thus neither the uncle nor nephew saw any symptoms of suspicion in the mother or daughter; nor did the mother or daughter remark the overacted complacence of the old man, nor the counterfeit satisfaction which grinned in the features of the young one.

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The young Mohican, who at first believed his enemies had sent in a real beast to torment him, and try his nerves, detected in those performances that to Heyward had appeared so accurate, certain blemishes, that at once betrayed the counterfeit. Had Hawkeye been aware of the low estimation in which the skillful Uncas held his representations, he would probably have prolonged the entertainment a little in pique.

A growl, so exceedingly fierce and natural, proceeded from the beast, that the young Indian released his hold and started aside, as if to assure himself that it was not a veritable bear, and no counterfeit, that was rolling before him.

The Mohican started on his feet, and shook his shaggy covering, as though the animal he counterfeited was about to make some desperate effort.

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He then stole away among his fellows, anxious to conceal the counterfeit he had attempted to practise, no less than the treachery he had contemplated against a fair division of the spoils, from the man named by the trapper, whom he now also knew to be approaching, by the manner in which his name passed from one to another, in the band.

"The earth is very large," the chief commenced, after a pause of that true dignity which his counterfeit had so miserably affected; "why can the children of my great white father never find room on it?"

Weucha profited by the occasion to renew his importunities; but the trapper, who had discovered how great a counterfeit he was, shook him off in displeasure.

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He sprung his secret about Huck's share in the adventure in the finest dramatic manner he was master of, but the surprise it occasioned was largely counterfeit and not as clamorous and effusive as it might have been under happier circumstances.

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It carried her through weary months of nursing --nursing of other soldiers for Tom's dear sake; it sent her home a better woman; and though she had never left Riverboro in all the years that lay between, and had grown into the counterfeit presentment of her sister and of all other thin, spare, New England spinsters, it was something of a counterfeit, and underneath was still the faint echo of that wild heart- beat of her girlhood.

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I told him I had an old slick counterfeit quarter that warn't no good because the brass showed through the silver a little, and it wouldn't pass nohow, even if the brass didn't show, because it was so slick it felt greasy, and so that would tell on it every time.

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Attempts so extravagant as these to disfigure or, it might rather be said, to metamorphose the object, render it necessary to take an accurate view of its real nature and form: in order as well to ascertain its true aspect and genuine appearance, as to unmask the disingenuity and expose the fallacy of the counterfeit resemblances which have been so insidiously, as well as industriously, propagated.

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You cannot pay a free trapper a greater compliment, than to persuade him you have mistaken him for an Indian brave; and, in truth, the counterfeit is complete.