different between imitation vs forged

imitation

English

Etymology

From Old French imitacion, from Latin imitatio

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /?m??te???n/
  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

imitation (countable and uncountable, plural imitations)

  1. The act of imitating.
  2. (attributive) A copy or simulation; something that is not the real thing.
    imitation leather

Antonyms

  • (act of imitating): creation

Translations


French

Etymology

From Latin imit?ti?.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.mi.ta.sj??/

Noun

imitation f (plural imitations)

  1. imitation

Related terms

  • imiter

Further reading

  • “imitation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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forged

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /f??d?d/

Adjective

forged (not comparable)

  1. Fake (as documents); falsified.
    Forged identification documents were used to enter the building.
  2. Fabricated by forging or at a forge, by working hot metal
    The blacksmith made an expertly forged horseshoe by beating the red hot metal with his hammer.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:fake

Translations

Verb

forged

  1. past participle of forge. To force forward against opposition.
    He forged forward against the current, even as it tried to sweep him down river.

Anagrams

  • defrog

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