Main Entry:: fal·si·fy
Pronunciation:: \ˈfȯl-sə-ˌfī\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: fal·si·fied; fal·si·fy·ing
Etymology:: Middle English falsifien, from Middle French falsifier, from Medieval Latin falsificare, from Latin falsus
Date:: 15th century

transitive verb1: to prove or declare false : disprove2: to make false: as a: to make false by mutilation or addition <the accounts were falsified to conceal a theft> b: to represent falsely : misrepresent 3: to prove unsound by experienceintransitive verb: to tell lies : lie

— fal·si·fi·abil·i·ty

\ˌfȯl-sə-ˌfī-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— fal·si·fi·able

\-ˈfī-ə-bəl\ adjective

— fal·si·fi·ca·tion

\ˌfȯl-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən\ noun

— fal·si·fi·er

\ˈfȯl-sə-ˌfī(-ə)r\ noun

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