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counterfeit

[ koun-ter-fit ]

adjective

  1. made in imitation so as to be passed off fraudulently or deceptively as genuine; not genuine; forged:

    counterfeit dollar bills.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. pretended; unreal:

    counterfeit grief.

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noun

  1. an imitation intended to be passed off fraudulently or deceptively as genuine; forgery.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. Archaic. a copy.
  3. Archaic. a close likeness; portrait.
  4. Obsolete. impostor; pretender.

verb (used with object)

  1. to make a counterfeit of; imitate fraudulently; forge.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. to resemble.
  3. to simulate.

verb (used without object)

  1. to make counterfeits, as of money.
  2. to feign; dissemble.

counterfeit

/ ˈ첹ʊԳəɪ /

adjective

  1. made in imitation of something genuine with the intent to deceive or defraud; forged
  2. simulated; sham

    counterfeit affection

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an imitation designed to deceive or defraud
  2. archaic.
    an impostor; cheat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to make a fraudulent imitation of
  2. intr to make counterfeits
  3. to feign; simulate
  4. tr to imitate; copy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdzܲԳٱڱ𾱳ٱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • dzܲt·ڱ𾱳e noun
  • dzܲt·ڱ𾱳l adverb
  • dzܲt·ڱ𾱳n noun
  • ԴDz·dzܲt·ڱ𾱳 adjective
  • ܲ·dzܲt·ڱ𾱳e adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of counterfeit1

First recorded in 1250–1300; (adjective) Middle English countrefet “false, forged,” from Anglo-French cuntrefet, Old French contrefait, contrefet, past participle of contrefaire, contrefere “to copy, imitate,” equivalent to conter- counter- + fere “to make, do,” ultimately from Latin facere ( fact ); (verb) Middle English countrefeten, verbal derivative of countrefet
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of counterfeit1

C13: from Old French contrefait, from contrefaire to copy, from contre- counter- + faire to make, from Latin facere
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Synonym Study

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Cranstoun, a harm reduction charity in the Black Country, said counterfeit drugs were often "much more potent and stronger than the drugs they are masquerading as".

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Nigeria's drug authority introduced new regulations for medicines aimed at tackling the importation of counterfeit and sub-standard drugs.

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On the topic of counterfeit products Mr Ishihara is more direct, and says the company's legal teams have fought "rigorously" against clones and fakes since the beginning.

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Adding to quality concerns are counterfeit drugs, which have seeped into both generic and brand-name drugs markets across the world and are notoriously difficult to detect.

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