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counterfeit (noun)

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  • 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

  • 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 — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ made in exact imitation of something valuable with the intention to deceive or defraud. ► NOUN ▪ a forgery. ► VERB 1) imitate fraudulently. 2) pretend to feel or possess (an emotion or quality). DERIVATIVES coun …   English terms dictionary

  • counterfeit — (v.) late 13c., from O.Fr. contrefait imitated (Mod.Fr. contrefait), pp. of contrefaire imitate, from contre against (see CONTRA (Cf. contra )) + faire to make, to do (from L. facere; see FACTITIOUS (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • counterfeit — ▪ I. counterfeit coun‧ter‧feit 1 [ˈkaʊntəfɪt ǁ tər ] adjective LAW made to look exactly like something, usually illegally: • Last year about $80 million in counterfeit notes were seized, compared with $77 billion in genuine notes produced. • the… …   Financial and business terms

  • counterfeit — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English countrefet, from Anglo French cuntrefeit, from past participle of cuntrefere, contrefaire to imitate, from cuntre + faire to make, from Latin facere more at do Date: 14th century 1. made in imitation of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • counterfeit — /ˈkaʊntəfət / (say kowntuhfuht), / fit/ (say feet) adjective 1. made to imitate, and pass for, something else; not genuine: counterfeit coin. 2. pretended: counterfeit grief. –noun 3. an imitation designed to pass as an original; a forgery. 4.… …  

  • counterfeit — [[t]ka͟ʊntə(r)fɪt[/t]] counterfeits, counterfeiting, counterfeited 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Counterfeit money, goods, or documents are not genuine, but have been made to look exactly like genuine ones in order to deceive people. He admitted possessing… …   English dictionary

  • counterfeit — 1. adjective counterfeit $100 bills Syn: fake, faked, bogus, forged, imitation, spurious, substitute, ersatz, phony See note at spurious Ant: genuine 2. noun the notes were counterfeits …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • counterfeit — 1. adjective a) 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. b) Inauthentic 2. noun a) A non genuine article; a …   Wiktionary

  • counterfeit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. false, sham, fake, forged, bogus, bastard, spurious, phony (inf.). n. forgery, fake, slug, sham, brummagem, dummy, pretense, phony (inf.). See deception, imitation, copy. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1.… …   English dictionary for students

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