counterfeit

adjective · noun · verbB2

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Tính từ

adjective

1.
(not comparable)False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.
This counterfeit watch looks like the real thing, but it broke a week after I bought it.
2.
(not comparable)Inauthentic.
counterfeit sympathy
3.
(not comparable)Assuming the appearance of something; deceitful; hypocritical.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

counterfeits

1.
A non-genuine article; a fake.
2.
One who counterfeits; a counterfeiter.
3.
(obsolete)That which resembles another thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart.
4.
(obsolete)An impostor; a cheat.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

counterfeits

V_ing/Gerund

counterfeiting

V_ed/pp

counterfeited

1.
(transitive)To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of.
to counterfeit the signature of another, coins, notes, etc.
2.
(obsolete, transitive)To produce a faithful copy of.
3.
(obsolete, transitive)To feign; to mimic.
to counterfeit the voice of another person
4.
(transitive)(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.

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Cùng gốc / liên quan

anticounterfeitcounterfeitlycounterfeitmentcounterfeitnessnoncounterfeit uncounterfeit

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English counterfeit, countrefet, from countrefait, from Old French contrefait, from Latin contra- (against) + Latin facere (to make). contrafactum.