falsify

//ˈfɔːl.sɪ.faɪ//
C1Frequency Level 12Formal
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Verb

falsifyInfinitive
falsifyPresent tense
falsifiedPast tense
falsifiedPast participle
falsifyingPresent participle
falsifiesThird-person singular
1

To alter or manipulate information, documents, or records in order to deceive or mislead.

The accountant was arrested for falsifying financial records.

2

To prove or show something to be false or incorrect.

The new evidence falsified the original theory.

3

To misrepresent or distort the truth.

The politician was accused of falsifying the facts to gain public support.