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Definition of Counterfeit
Coun´ter`feit Pronunciation: koun´t?r-f?t | a. | 1. | | | 1. | Representing by imitation or likeness; having a resemblance to something else; portrayed. | | 2. | 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. | | 3. | Assuming the appearance of something; false; spurious; deceitful; hypocritical; as, a counterfeit philanthropist. | | n. | 1. | That which resembles or is like another thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart. | | 2. | 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. | | 3. | One who pretends to be what he is not; one who personates another; an impostor; a cheat. | | v. t. | 1. | To imitate, or put on a semblance of; to mimic; as, to counterfeit the voice of another person. | | 2. | 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. | | v. i. | 1. | To carry on a deception; to dissemble; to feign; to pretend. | | 2. | To make counterfeits. |
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