The meaning of Falsification

noun

The action of making something poorer in quality by the addition of another substance.

Usage examples:

We're working on a new diagnostic test to more rapidly monitor food adulteration

noun

The act of making food or drugs worse in quality by adding something to them

Usage examples:

The adulteration of poultry is considered a serious problem., the presence of low levels of melamin…

noun

The action or process of altering or being altered.

Usage examples:

Careful alteration of old buildings

verb

Make (someone or something) different; alter or modify.

Usage examples:

Both parties voted against proposals to change the law

noun

An act or process through which something becomes different.

Usage examples:

The change from a nomadic to an agricultural society

noun

Coins as opposed to banknotes.

Usage examples:

A handful of loose change

noun

Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.

Usage examples:

The journalist who wants to expose corruption in high places

noun

Dishonest or illegal behaviour involving a person in a position of power, for example, accepting money for doing something illegal or immoral

Usage examples:

He was a member of the team looking into allegations of corruption in the local government building…

verb

Imitate fraudulently.

Usage examples:

My signature is extremely hard to counterfeit

adjective

Made in exact imitation of something valuable with the intention to deceive or defraud.

Usage examples:

Counterfeit £10 notes

noun

A fraudulent imitation of something else.

Usage examples:

He knew the tapes to be counterfeits

noun

The action or process of reducing the quality or value of something.

Usage examples:

The outcome is rot and debasement of the system

noun

The action of distorting or the state of being distorted.

Usage examples:

The virus causes distortion of the leaves

noun

A change to the intended or true meaning of something

Usage examples:

A gross distortion of the facts, nobody has challenged his distortions on education and the economy…

noun

The action of changing the content or appearance of a document or picture in order to deceive; falsification.

Usage examples:

The doctoring was discovered after the newspaper noticed that several civilians appeared twice in t…

verb

Change the content or appearance of (a document or picture) in order to deceive; falsify.

Usage examples:

The reports could have been doctored

verb

Present participle of doctor

Usage examples:

He was found to have provided the court with doctored evidence., bottles of lemonade doctored with …

noun

The action or process of manufacturing or inventing something.

Usage examples:

The assembly and fabrication of electronic products

noun

The act of inventing false information in order to deceive someone, or the false information itself

Usage examples:

The report stopped short of accusing anyone of fabrication of evidence., the evidence he gave in co…

noun

The action of forging a copy or imitation of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art.

Usage examples:

He was found guilty of forgery

noun

An illegal copy of a document, painting, etc., or the crime of making such copies

Usage examples:

[ c ] these twenty-dollar bills are forgeries., [ u ] he was convicted of forgery.

noun

A copy of a document, signature, painting, etc. that has been made illegally in order to deceive someone

Usage examples:

As recommended, he called the bank to confirm that the bankers' draft was not a forgery., he is fac…

verb

Present or deal with (something) in a vague or inadequate way, especially so as to conceal the truth or mislead.

Usage examples:

The authorities have fudged the issue

noun

A soft crumbly or chewy sweet made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.

Usage examples:

There is nothing remotely healthy about the crumbly fudge from the burnt sugar sweet company but it…

noun

An attempt to fudge an issue.

Usage examples:

The new settlement is a fudge rushed out to win cheers at the conference

noun

The action of inventing something, typically a process or device.

Usage examples:

The invention of printing in the 15th century

noun

Something newly designed or created, or the activity of designing or creating new things

Usage examples:

[ c ] the mountain bike was a california invention., [ u ] the invention of the pressure cooker pro…

noun

A product or a way of doing something which has never been made or never existed before

Usage examples:

Turning an invention from an idea into a money-making product is a long job., a new inventions, the…

verb

Handle or control (a tool, mechanism, information, etc.) in a skilful manner.

Usage examples:

He manipulated the dials of the set

verb

Present participle of manipulate

Usage examples:

Throughout her career she has very successfully manipulated the media., the opposition leader accus…

noun

The action of manipulating something in a skilful manner.

Usage examples:

The format allows fast picture manipulation

noun

The action of influencing or controlling someone or something to your advantage, often without anyone knowing it

Usage examples:

[ u ] they have been accused of illegal manipulation of the stock market., [ u ] often a dislocated…

noun

The control of someone or something in order to get an advantage, often unfairly or dishonestly

Usage examples:

He believed that regulators should try to eliminate fraud and market manipulation., federal authori…

noun

Distortion or corruption of the original course, meaning, or state of something.

Usage examples:

The thing which most disturbed him was the perversion of language and truth

noun

Sexual behavior that is considered unnatural and morally wrong

Usage examples:

[ c ] what we’re being shown here is not normal family life, it’s a perversion of that.

verb

Interfere with (something) in order to cause damage or make unauthorized alterations.

Usage examples:

Someone tampered with the brakes of my car

noun

A machine or tool for tamping down earth or ballast.

Usage examples:

Its hydraulic pto can manage breakers, tampers, drills, and saws.

noun

The illegal act of touching or making changes to something when you should not

Usage examples:

Medications are sent in sealed factory containers which protect against tampering., tampering with …