counterfeit
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old French contrefait.
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[edit] Adjective
counterfeit (not comparable)
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- false, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.
- This counterfeit watch looks like the real thing, but it broke a week after I bought it.
- unauthentic
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- See also Wikisaurus:fake
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intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine
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unauthentic
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[edit] Noun
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counterfeit (plural counterfeits)
- A non-genuine article; a fake.
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fake
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to counterfeit (third-person singular simple present counterfeits, present participle counterfeiting, simple past and past participle counterfeited)
- To produce (art, money, etc...) that appears to be official or valid.
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To produce something that appears to be official or valid
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