falsify
verb
fal·si·fy
ˈfȯl-sə-ˌfī 
falsified; falsifying
2
: to make false: such as
a
: to make false by mutilation or addition
the accounts were falsified to conceal a theft
b
: to represent falsely : misrepresent
3
: to prove unsound by experience
: to tell lies : lie
Examples of falsify in a Sentence
He was caught falsifying financial accounts.
taking that statement completely out of context essentially falsifies it, whether that's your intention or not
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Also, the data report was later found to be falsified.
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Terri Levien, The Conversation, 25 June 2025
Trump was convicted in May 2024 of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment to adult film actor Stormy Daniels, whose affair accusations threatened to upend his 2016 presidential campaign.
—Arkansas Online, 12 June 2025
The adversary targeting the microgrid operation can tamper with and falsify the control action, resulting in the system's collapse unless a secure communication control mechanism exists.
—Vibhu Sharma, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
The protests broke out after federal agents executed search warrants authorized by a Los Angeles federal judge at four businesses suspected of unlawfully employing undocumented immigrants and falsifying employment records, according to a criminal complaint.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 18 June 2025
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Terri Levien, The Conversation, 25 June 2025
Trump was convicted in May 2024 of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment to adult film actor Stormy Daniels, whose affair accusations threatened to upend his 2016 presidential campaign.
—Arkansas Online, 12 June 2025
The adversary targeting the microgrid operation can tamper with and falsify the control action, resulting in the system's collapse unless a secure communication control mechanism exists.
—Vibhu Sharma, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
The protests broke out after federal agents executed search warrants authorized by a Los Angeles federal judge at four businesses suspected of unlawfully employing undocumented immigrants and falsifying employment records, according to a criminal complaint.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 18 June 2025
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“Falsify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falsify. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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falsify
verb
fal·si·fy
ˈfȯl-sə-ˌfī
falsified; falsifying
: to make false : change so as to deceive
falsify financial accounts
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falsify
transitive verb
fal·si·fy
ˈfȯl-si-ˌfī
falsified; falsifying
: to make false: as
a
: to make (as a document) false by mutilation, alteration, or addition
the motel clerk had falsified the records—M. A. Kelly
M. A. Kelly
b
: to report (as information) falsely
the informant falsified his testimony
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