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- counterfeit⇄adj. 1. not genuine; sham.
Ex. a counterfeit coin, counterfeit stamps. Counterfeit jewels are made of paste.
(SYN) spurious, forged, fraudulent.
2. pretended; dissembled.
Ex. an arrogant counterfeit rascal (Shakespeare).
- counterfeit⇄counterfeit, adjective, verb, noun.
- counterfeit⇄noun 1. something copied and passed as genuine; forgery.
Ex. This ten-dollar bill looks genuine, but it is a counterfeit. This chest, though made to look like an antique, is plainly a counterfeit.
2. (Archaic.)
a. a copy.
b. an - counterfeit⇄v.i. 1. to make counterfeits, as of money.
2. to practice deceit; use pretense.
Ex. Are you not mad indeed, or do you but counterfeit? (Shakespeare). - counterfeit⇄v.t. 1. to copy (money, pictures, or handwriting) in order to deceive; forge.
Ex. He was sent to prison for counterfeiting five-dollar bills.
2. to resemble closely.
Ex. a sleep so deep as to counterfeit death.
3. to pretend; di