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    fal·si·fy
    [ˈfôlsəˌfī, ˈfälsəˌfī]
    verb
    falsify (verb) · falsifies (third person present) · falsified (past tense) · falsified (past participle) · falsifying (present participle)
    1. alter (information or evidence) so as to mislead:
      "a laboratory which was alleged to have falsified test results"
      • forge or alter (a document) fraudulently:
        "falsified documents"
    2. prove (a statement or theory) to be false:
      "the hypothesis is falsified by the evidence"
      • fail to fulfill (a hope, fear, or expectation); remove the justification for:
        "changes falsify individual expectations"
    Origin
    late Middle English (in falsify): from French falsifier or medieval Latin falsificare, from Latin falsificus ‘making false’, from falsus ‘false’.
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    verb
    1. alter (information or evidence) so as to mislead:
      forge
      fake
      counterfeit
      fabricate
      invent
      alter
      change
      doctor
      fudge
      manipulate
      massage
      adulterate
      pervert
      corrupt
      debase
      misrepresent
      misreport
      distort
      warp
      embellish
      embroider
      color
      vitiate
      tamper with
      put a spin on
    2. prove (a statement or theory) to be false:
      disprove
      refute
      rebut
      deny
      debunk
      negate
      invalidate
      contradict
      confound
      demolish
      discredit
      confute
      gainsay
      controvert
      negative
      show to be false
      prove unsound
      be at odds with
      shoot full of holes
      shoot down (in flames)
      blow sky-high
      blow out of the water
       
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      Learn the meaning of falsify, a verb that means to make something false or inaccurate, especially to deceive people. Find synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and usage examples of falsify in British and American English.

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      Get Word of the Day daily email! What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'? The meaning of FALSIFY is to prove or declare false : disprove. How to use falsify in a sentence.

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      What does falsificar mean?
      falsificar, alterar, adulterar… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! FALSIFY meaning: 1. to change something, such as a document, in order to deceive people: 2. to change something….

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      What does it mean to falsify a story?
      Since false things aren't true, to falsify something is to dishonestly change its meaning. If a friend tells you a story, and then you retell the story but change important facts, you falsified the story. If you lie in court — commit perjury — you're falsifying the facts.

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      Get a quick, free translation! FALSIFY definition: to change important information, especially in documents, in order to deceive people. Learn more.

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      What happens if a person falsifies something?
      If someone falsifies something, they change it or add untrue details to it in order to deceive people. The charges against him include fraud, bribery, and falsifying business records. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers It seems that your browser is blocking this video content.

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      What is falsifiability in science?
      Robert South, Sermons. Falsifiability is a deductive standard of evaluation of scientific theories and hypotheses that was introduced by the philosopher of science Karl Popper in his book The Logic of Scientific Discovery (1934). He proposed it as the cornerstone solution to both the problem of induction and the problem of demarcation.

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