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Meaning and definition for "counterfeit" word
[adjective] not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"
[verb] make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"
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\Coun"ter*feit\, n. 1. That which resembles or is like another thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart. Thou drawest a counterfeit Best in all Athens. --Shak. Even Nature's self envied the same, And grudged to see the counterfeit should shame The thing itself. --Spenser. 2. 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. Never call a true piece of gold a counterfeit. --Shak. Some of these counterfeits are fabricated with such exquisite taste and skill, that it is the achievement of criticism to distinguish them from originals. --Macaulay. 3. One who pretends to be what he is not; one who personates another; an impostor; a cheat. I fear thou art another counterfeit; And yet, in faith, thou bear'st thee like a king. --Shak.
\Coun"ter*feit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counterfeited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterfeiting}.] 1. To imitate, or put on a semblance of; to mimic; as, to counterfeit the voice of another person. Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he. --Goldsmith. 2. To imitate with a view to deceiving, by passing the copy for that which is original or genuine; to forge; as, to counterfeit the signature of another, coins, notes, etc.
\Coun"ter*feit\, v. i. 1. To carry on a deception; to dissemble; to feign; to pretend. The knave counterfeits well; a good knave. --Shak. 2. To make counterfeits.
Synonyms for counterfeit
assumed, bad, base, bastard, bogus, fake, fake, false, fictitious, fictive, forge, forged, forgery, imitation, imitative, inauthentic, mock, ostensible, ostensive, phoney, phony, pinchbeck, pretended, pseudo, put on, sham, spurious, synthetic, unauthentic
Antonyms: echt, genuine
See also: artificial | copy | fake | insincere | postiche | re-create | sham | unreal |
Related terms: deceit, delusive, dummy, equal, equivalent, fair copy, fake, fantasize, favor, fraud, hatch, homogeneous, illegitimate, make up, personnel, pinch, reproduce, reserve, reserves, savor of, seem like, sham, simulate, spurious, sub, substitution, symbol, take after, vicarious, vice-president
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Let's analyse "counterfeit" as pure text. This string has Eleven letters in Three syllables and Five vowels. 45.5% of vowels is 6.9% more then average English word. Written in backwards: TIEFRETNUOC. Average typing speed for these characters is 2930 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
counterfeit: 6 + 3 + 5 + 5 + 9 = 28, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One. |
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