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counterfeit
English
Etymology
Anglo-Norman countrefait, from Old French contrefait.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ka?n.t??f?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
Adjective
counterfeit (not comparable)
- False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.
- Inauthentic.
- Assuming the appearance of something; deceitful; hypocritical.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:fake
Translations
Noun
counterfeit (plural counterfeits)
- A non-genuine article; a fake.
- c.1597 William Shakespeare, Henry IV part I, Act II, scene 4:
- 1971, Peter Brown, The World of Late Antiquity: AD 150—750, Thames & Hudson LTD (2013 reprint), ?ISBN, page 53.
- c.1597 William Shakespeare, Henry IV part I, Act II, scene 4:
- One who counterfeits; a counterfeiter.
- (obsolete) That which resembles another thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart.
- 1590 Edmund Spenser, Faerie Queene Book III, canto VIII:
- 1590 Edmund Spenser, Faerie Queene Book III, canto VIII:
- (obsolete) An impostor; a cheat.
- c.1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV part I, Act V, scene 4
- c.1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV part I, Act V, scene 4
Translations
Verb
counterfeit (third-person singular simple present counterfeits, present participle counterfeiting, simple past and past participle counterfeited)
- (transitive) To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of.
- (transitive, obsolete) To produce a faithful copy of.
- (transitive, obsolete) To feign; to mimic.
- 1770, Oliver Goldsmith, The Village Schoolmaster
- 1770, Oliver Goldsmith, The Village Schoolmaster
- (transitive, poker, usually "be counterfeited") Of a turn or river card, to invalidate a player's hand by making a better hand on the board.
Derived terms
- uncounterfeited
Translations
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counterfeitness
English
Etymology
counterfeit +? -ness
Noun
counterfeitness (uncountable)
- The state or quality of being counterfeit.
Translations
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