counterfeit
11Counterfeit — Coun ter*feit, v. i. 1. To carry on a deception; to dissemble; to feign; to pretend. [1913 Webster] The knave counterfeits well; a good knave. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To make counterfeits. [1913 Webster] …
12counterfeit — (v.) late 13c., from O.Fr. contrefait imitated (Mod.Fr. contrefait), pp. of contrefaire imitate, from contre against (see CONTRA (Cf. contra )) + faire to make, to do (from L. facere; see FACTITIOUS (Cf …
13counterfeit — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ made in exact imitation of something valuable with the intention to deceive or defraud. ► NOUN ▪ a forgery. ► VERB 1) imitate fraudulently. 2) pretend to feel or possess (an emotion or quality). DERIVATIVES coun …
14Counterfeit — For other uses, see Counterfeit (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Counterfit, a band. Counterfeit products at a flea market. To counterfeit means to illegally imitate something. Counterfeit products are often produced with the intent to… …
15counterfeit — ▪ I. counterfeit coun‧ter‧feit 1 [ˈkaʊntəfɪt ǁ tər ] adjective LAW made to look exactly like something, usually illegally: • Last year about $80 million in counterfeit notes were seized, compared with $77 billion in genuine notes produced. • the… …
16counterfeit — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English countrefet, from Anglo French cuntrefeit, from past participle of cuntrefere, contrefaire to imitate, from cuntre + faire to make, from Latin facere more at do Date: 14th century 1. made in imitation of… …
17counterfeit — coun|ter|feit1 [ˈkauntəfıt US tər ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: , past participle of contrefaire to copy , from contre ( COUNTER ) + faire to make ] made to look exactly like something else, in order to deceive people = ↑fake… …
18counterfeit — I UK [ˈkaʊntə(r)fɪt] / US [ˈkaʊntərˌfɪt] adjective counterfeit bank notes, products, tickets etc are illegal copies made in order to trick people counterfeit £50 notes II UK [ˈkaʊntə(r)fɪt] / US [ˈkaʊntərˌfɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms… …
19counterfeit — counterfeiter, n. counterfeitly, adv. counterfeitness, n. /kown teuhr fit /, adj. 1. made in imitation so as to be passed off fraudulently or deceptively as genuine; not genuine; forged: counterfeit dollar bills. 2. pretended; unreal: counterfeit …
20counterfeit — coun|ter|feit1 [ kauntər,fıt ] adjective counterfeit money, products, tickets, etc. are illegal copies made in order to trick people: counterfeit $100 bills counterfeit coun|ter|feit 2 [ kauntər,fıt ] verb transitive to make an illegal copy of… …
