counterfeit
verb/ˈkaʊntəfɪt/
/ˈkaʊntərfɪt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they counterfeit | /ˈkaʊntəfɪt/ /ˈkaʊntərfɪt/ |
| he / she / it counterfeits | /ˈkaʊntəfɪts/ /ˈkaʊntərfɪts/ |
| past simple counterfeited | /ˈkaʊntəfɪtɪd/ /ˈkaʊntərfɪtɪd/ |
| past participle counterfeited | /ˈkaʊntəfɪtɪd/ /ˈkaʊntərfɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form counterfeiting | /ˈkaʊntəfɪtɪŋ/ /ˈkaʊntərfɪtɪŋ/ |
- counterfeit something to make an exact copy of something in order to trick people into thinking that it is the real thing compare forgeWord OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Anglo-Norman French countrefeter, from Old French contrefait, past participle of contrefaire, from Latin contra- ‘in opposition’ + facere ‘make’.
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