falsified

adjective

fal·​si·​fied ˈfȯl-sə-ˌfīd How to pronounce falsified (audio)
: made false : falsely created or altered in order to deceive
falsified passports
a falsified report of the incident

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Among the materials seized by the police were hundreds of tubes of paint, brushes, easels, along with falsified gallery stamps and artist signatures. Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025 The falsified reports allowed McBee to receive $2,605,943 in federal crop insurance benefits in addition to $552,980 in federal crop insurance premium subsidies. Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 18 Nov. 2024 At one point, Wei tries to sell an impressive falsified copy of the deer painting by Ren’s father, implying that the replica can produce a similar feeling as the authentic. Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025 For example, this cybersecurity consultant recalls a red team engagement involving falsified documents with electronic signatures. Lauren Carpenter, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for falsified

Word History

First Known Use

1528, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of falsified was in 1528

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“Falsified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falsified. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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