counterfeit

counterfeit
Verb: To make a copy without authority or right and with the view to deceive or defraud by passing the copy as original or genuine; to fabricate a false image or representation. But as ordinarily understood in law, the term is confined to the making and uttering of false money, postage stamps, revenue stamps, bonds, etc. 20 Am J2d Counterf § 1. Noun: Something made in imitation of something else with a purpose to deceive. Adjective: Spurious; sham.

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  • counterfeit — coun·ter·feit 1 / kau̇n tər ˌfit/ adj [Middle French contrefait, past participle of contrefaire to imitate, draw, paint, from contre counter + faire to make]: made in imitation of a genuine article (as a document) without authorization and esp.… …   Law dictionary

  • counterfeit# — counterfeit vb feign, sham, simulate, pretend, *assume, affect Analogous words: *copy, imitate, mimic, ape: dissemble, *disguise counterfeit adj Counterfeit, spurious, bogus, fake, sham, pseudo, pinchbeck, phony are comparable when meaning not at …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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  • Counterfeit — Coun ter*feit (koun t?r f?t), a. [F. contrefait, p. p. of contrefaire to counterfeit; contre (L. contra) + faire to make, fr. L. facere. See {Counter}, adv., and {Fact}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Representing by imitation or likeness; having a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Counterfeit — Coun ter*feit, n. 1. That which resembles or is like another thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart. [1913 Webster] Thou drawest a counterfeit Best in all Athens. Shak. [1913 Webster] Even Nature s self envied the same, And grudged to see… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Counterfeit — Coun ter*feit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterfeited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterfeiting}.] 1. To imitate, or put on a semblance of; to mimic; as, to counterfeit the voice of another person. [1913 Webster] Full well they laughed with counterfeited… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • counterfeit — [adj] fake, simulated affected, assumed, bent, bogus*, brummagem, copied, crock, deceptive, delusive, delusory, ersatz, faked, false, feigned, fictitious, fishy*, forged, framed, fraudulent, Hollywood*, imitation, misleading, mock, not genuine,… …   New thesaurus

  • counterfeit — [kount′ər fit΄] adj. [ME countrefete < OFr contrefait, pp. of contrefaire, to make in opposition, imitate < contre , counter + faire < L facere, to make, DO1] 1. made in imitation of something genuine so as to deceive or defraud; forged… …   English World dictionary

  • Counterfeit — Coun ter*feit, v. i. 1. To carry on a deception; to dissemble; to feign; to pretend. [1913 Webster] The knave counterfeits well; a good knave. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To make counterfeits. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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