Falsificar (en. Forge)

/falsifikaɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To produce a non-authentic copy of a document or thing.

The criminal forged the passport to escape the country.

El delincuente falsificó el pasaporte para escapar del país.

To alter a work of art so that it appears to be from a famous author.

It was discovered that he had counterfeited several paintings by Picasso.

Se descubrió que había falsificado varios cuadros de Picasso.

To deceive or make something seem false.

He falsified the test results to make them more favorable.

Falsificó los resultados de la prueba para que fueran más favorables.

From Latin 'falsificare', which means 'to make false'.

to forge a signature

To alter someone's signature to impersonate their identity.

falsificar una firma

to forge documents

To create or modify documents with the intent to deceive.

falsificar documentos

to counterfeit products

To make imitations or copies of products to deceive the consumer.

falsificar productos

counterfeiting

The act of making something false.

falsificación

counterfeiter

A person who counterfeits.

falsificador

falsehood

Quality of being false or deceptive.

falsedad

To make a fake.

That document is a fake; it was forged.

Ese documento es un fake, lo falsificaron.

To commit plagiarism.

Don't talk to me about plagiarism; that's falsifying the effort of others.

No me hables de plagio, eso es falsificar el esfuerzo de otros.