contraffare

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From contra- +‎ fare.

Verb[edit]

contraffàre (first-person singular present contraffàccio, first-person singular past historic contrafféci, past participle contraffàtto, first-person singular imperfect contraffacévo, second-person singular imperative contraffài or contraffà', auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to forge, to counterfeit
  2. (transitive) to imitate
  3. (transitive) to disguise (one's appearance or voice)
  4. (transitive) to adulterate (wine, etc.)
  5. (intransitive, archaic or literary) to contravene [+ a (object)] [auxiliary avere]

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