| Counterfeit (counterfeit) |
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| a. | (koun"t?r-f?t) |
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| Coun"ter*feit |
| [F. contrefait, p. p. of contrefaire to
counterfeit] contre (L. contra) + faire to
make, fr. L. facere. See Counter,
adv., and Fact.]
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Representing by imitation or likeness;
having a resemblance to something else; portrayed.
Fabricated in imitation of something
else, with a view to defraud by passing the false copy for
genuine or original; as, counterfeit antiques;
counterfeit coin.
Assuming the appearance of something;
false; spurious; deceitful; hypocritical; as, a
counterfeit philanthropist.
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| Counterfeit (counterfeit) |
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| n. | |
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| Coun"ter*feit |
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That which resembles or is like another
thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart.
That which is made in imitation of
something, with a view to deceive by passing the false for the
true; as, the bank note was a counterfeit.
One who pretends to be what he is not;
one who personates another; an impostor; a cheat.
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| Counterfeit (counterfeit) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Coun"ter*feit |
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To
imitate, or put on a semblance of] to mimic; as, to
counterfeit the voice of another person.
To imitate with a view to deceiving,
by passing the copy for that which is original or genuine; to
forge; as, to counterfeit the signature of another, coins,
notes, etc.
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| Counterfeit (counterfeit) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Coun"ter*feit |
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To carry on a deception; to dissemble; to
feign; to pretend.
To make counterfeits.
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