Definition of counterfeit

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Counterfeit (n.) 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..

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Uncoined :: Uncoined (a.) Not fabricated; not artificial or counterfeit; natural.
Counterfeiter :: Counterfeiter (n.) One who assumes a false appearance or semblance; one who makes false pretenses.
Foist :: Foist (v. t.) To insert surreptitiously, wrongfully, or without warrant; to interpolate; to pass off (something spurious or counterfeit) as genuine, true, or worthy; -- usually followed by in..
Simulate :: Simulate (v. t.) To assume the mere appearance of, without the reality; to assume the signs or indications of, falsely; to counterfeit; to feign..
Sham :: Sham (a.) False; counterfeit; pretended; feigned; unreal; as, a sham fight..
Fool :: Fool (n.) One who counterfeits folly; a professional jester or buffoon; a retainer formerly kept to make sport, dressed fantastically in motley, with ridiculous accouterments..
Brick :: Brick (v. t.) To imitate or counterfeit a brick wall on, as by smearing plaster with red ocher, making the joints with an edge tool, and pointing them..
Intend :: Intend (v. t.) To pretend; to counterfeit; to simulate.
Forger :: Forger (n. & v. t.) Especially: One guilty of forgery; one who makes or issues a counterfeit document.
False :: False (superl.) Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive; counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty; false colors; false jewelry..
Coiner :: Coiner (n.) One who makes or stamps coin; a maker of money; -- usually, a maker of counterfeit money..
Counterfeitly :: Counterfeitly (adv.) By forgery; falsely.
Flash :: Flash (a.) Showy, but counterfeit; cheap, pretentious, and vulgar; as, flash jewelry; flash finery..
Supposititious :: Supposititious (a.) Fraudulently substituted for something else; not being what is purports to be; not genuine; spurious; counterfeit; as, a supposititious child; a supposititious writing..
Counterfeit :: Counterfeit (adv.) Assuming the appearance of something; false; spurious; deceitful; hypocritical; as, a counterfeit philanthropist..
Legitimate :: Legitimate (a.) Authorized; real; genuine; not false, counterfeit, or spurious; as, legitimate poems of Chaucer; legitimate inscriptions..
Counterfeit :: Counterfeit (v. t.) To imitate, or put on a semblance of; to mimic; as, to counterfeit the voice of another person..
Greenback :: Greenback (n.) One of the legal tender notes of the United States; -- first issued in 1862, and having the devices on the back printed with green ink, to prevent alterations and counterfeits..
Falsehood :: Falsehood (n.) A counterfeit; a false appearance; an imposture.
Real :: Real (a.) True; genuine; not artificial, counterfeit, or factitious; often opposed to ostensible; as, the real reason; real Madeira wine; real ginger..
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