Definition of counterfeit

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Counterfeit (n.) One who pretends to be what he is not; one who personates another; an impostor; a cheat.

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Money-maker :: Money-maker (n.) One who coins or prints money; also, a counterfeiter of money..
Mockish :: Mockish (a.) Mock; counterfeit; sham.
Mockery :: Mockery (n.) The act of mocking, deriding, and exposing to contempt, by mimicry, by insincere imitation, or by a false show of earnestness; a counterfeit appearance..
Pass :: Pass (v. t.) To put in circulation; to give currency to; as, to pass counterfeit money..
Feint :: Feint (a.) Feigned; counterfeit.
Falsify :: Falsify (a.) To counterfeit; to forge; as, to falsify coin..
Bogus :: Bogus (a.) Spurious; fictitious; sham; -- a cant term originally applied to counterfeit coin, and hence denoting anything counterfeit..
Counterfeit :: Counterfeit (v. t.) 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..
Personate :: Personate (v. t.) To assume the character of; to represent by a fictitious appearance; to act the part of; hence, to counterfeit; to feign; as, he tried to personate his brother; a personated devotion..
Imitate :: Imitate (v. t.) To produce a semblance or likeness of, in form, character, color, qualities, conduct, manners, and the like; to counterfeit; to copy..
Flash :: Flash (a.) Showy, but counterfeit; cheap, pretentious, and vulgar; as, flash jewelry; flash finery..
Inimitable :: Inimitable (a.) Not capable of being imitated, copied, or counterfeited; beyond imitation; surpassingly excellent; matchless; unrivaled; exceptional; unique; as, an inimitable style; inimitable eloquence..
Mendacious :: Mendacious (a.) False; counterfeit; containing falsehood; as, a mendacious statement..
Counterfeit :: Counterfeit (adv.) 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..
Coiner :: Coiner (n.) One who makes or stamps coin; a maker of money; -- usually, a maker of counterfeit money..
Feigned :: Feigned (a.) Not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false.
Forger :: Forger (n. & v. t.) Especially: One guilty of forgery; one who makes or issues a counterfeit document.
Assimulate :: Assimulate (v. t.) To feign; to counterfeit; to simulate; to resemble.
Forge :: Forge (n.) To make falsely; to produce, as that which is untrue or not genuine; to fabricate; to counterfeit, as, a signature, or a signed document..
Fashion :: Fashion (v. t.) To forge or counterfeit.
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