The meaning of Counterfeiting

noun

A thing made to be similar or identical to another.

Usage examples:

The problem is telling which is the original document and which the copy

verb

Make a similar or identical version of; reproduce.

Usage examples:

Each form had to be copied and sent to a different department

verb

To produce something that is exactly like another thing, or to do something meant to be like someone or something else

Usage examples:

The design was copied from a 19th-century wallpaper., he copied the file onto a diskette., she writ…

adjective

Not genuine; imitation or counterfeit.

Usage examples:

She got on the plane with a fake passport

noun

A thing that is not genuine; a forgery or sham.

Usage examples:

Fakes of old masters

verb

Forge or counterfeit (something).

Usage examples:

She faked her spouse's signature

verb

Alter (information, a document, or evidence) so as to mislead.

Usage examples:

A laboratory which was alleged to have falsified test results

verb

To change documents, figures, records, etc. in order to deceive someone

Usage examples:

She was charged with falsifying bank records., the certificate had clearly been falsified., five pe…

verb

Pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury).

Usage examples:

She feigned nervousness

verb

Make or shape (a metal object) by heating it in a fire or furnace and hammering it.

Usage examples:

He forged a great suit of black armour

noun

A blacksmith's workshop; a smithy.

Usage examples:

Culm was the material most widely used in the forges by blacksmiths and large quantities of the sub…

verb

Move forward gradually or steadily.

Usage examples:

He forged through the crowded streets

verb

Take or follow as a model.

Usage examples:

His style was imitated by many other writers

verb

Reproduce someone's behavior or looks

verb

To copy someone’s speech or behavior, or to copy something as a model

Usage examples:

My four-year-old daughter is always trying to imitate her older sister., he imitated her accent per…

noun

A person who attacks and robs ships at sea.

Usage examples:

In the three weeks leading up to the attack, sixteen container ships had been boarded by pirates

verb

Use or reproduce (another's work) for profit without permission, usually in contravention of patent or copyright.

Usage examples:

His latest album has been pirated and downloaded so many times since its release that he's lost $10…

verb

Someone who robs and plunders at sea

verb

Make an exact copy of; reproduce.

Usage examples:

It might be impractical to replicate eastern culture in the west

adjective

Of the nature of a copy.

Usage examples:

A replicate earth

noun

A close or exact copy; a replica.

Usage examples:

Young reptiles should not be considered merely small replicates of adults

verb

Produce a copy of.

Usage examples:

His works are reproduced on postcards and posters

noun

A thing that is not what it is purported to be.

Usage examples:

Our current free health service is a sham

adjective

Bogus; false.

Usage examples:

A clergyman who arranged a sham marriage

verb

Short for pillow sham.

verb

Imitate the appearance or character of.

Usage examples:

Red ochre intended to simulate blood

verb

To create conditions or processes similar to something that exists

Usage examples:

Researchers are developing new techniques to simulate crashes.

verb

To produce a situation or event that seems real but is not real, especially in order to help people learn how to deal with such situations or events

Usage examples:

The machine is designed to simulate disaster scenarios., in the game, players are given titles in a…