falsify
verb
fal·si·fy
ˈfȯl-sə-ˌfī 
falsified; falsifying
2
: to make false: such 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 experience
: to tell lies : lie
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Examples of falsify in a Sentence
He was caught falsifying financial accounts.
taking that statement completely out of context essentially falsifies it, whether that's your intention or not
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In May 2024, Trump was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records.
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Jenna Sundel, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Trump’s lawyers filed a notice of appeal Wednesday, asking the state’s mid-level appeals court to overturn his conviction last May on 34 counts of falsifying business records.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Trump was convicted last May on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to his 2016 presidential election campaign.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Justin Ansel Butler falsified documents to make the Duck Donuts franchises in Woodbury and the Mall of America look profitable, according to a criminal complaint filed Friday in Washington County District Court charging him with felony theft by swindle.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2025
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Jenna Sundel, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Trump’s lawyers filed a notice of appeal Wednesday, asking the state’s mid-level appeals court to overturn his conviction last May on 34 counts of falsifying business records.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Trump was convicted last May on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to his 2016 presidential election campaign.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Justin Ansel Butler falsified documents to make the Duck Donuts franchises in Woodbury and the Mall of America look profitable, according to a criminal complaint filed Friday in Washington County District Court charging him with felony theft by swindle.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Falsify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falsify. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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falsify
verb
fal·si·fy
ˈfȯl-sə-ˌfī
falsified; falsifying
: to make false : change so as to deceive
falsify financial accounts
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falsify
transitive verb
fal·si·fy
ˈfȯl-si-ˌfī
falsified; falsifying
: to make false: as
a
: to make (as a document) false by mutilation, alteration, or addition
the motel clerk had falsified the records—M. A. Kelly
M. A. Kelly
b
: to report (as information) falsely
the informant falsified his testimony
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