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UK
/fˈeɪk/
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[ US /ˈfeɪk/ ]
[ US /ˈfeɪk/ ]
VERB
-
speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it -
make a copy of with the intent to deceive
She forged a Green Card
they counterfeited dollar bills
he faked the signature -
tamper, with the purpose of deception
falsify the data
cook the books
Fudge the figures
NOUN
- (football) a deceptive move made by a football player
- something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
- a person who makes deceitful pretenses
ADJECTIVE
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not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
a purse of simulated alligator hide
decorated with imitation palm leaves
faux pearls
false teeth
it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur - fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
How To Use fake In A Sentence
- It avoids a phony moral high ground or fake appeals to the sanctity of multilateralism. Globe and Mail
- If we don't save the rich people today they might be extinct tomorrow just like the dinosaurs. * shedding a fake tear for the plight of the rich* knixphan Says: Think Progress
- She took her time looking me over, dug into her fake Gucci handbag and handed me a ballpoint saying, ‘Give it back when you're done.’
- He always had a habit of going down on one knee to block shots, so I thought I could fake him out of position.
- November, Sony Music issued a track called quell rumours that some of Jackson's vocals on the album were "fake". The Guardian World News
- Will Ralphie boy have a similar experience and actually convert from his corrupt “moneychanger” fake Christian mentality and embrace more liberal, compassionate Christian beliefs and behaviors? Firedoglake » Safavian Found Guilty
- Not incidentally — one of the best 1930s fake-modern piano concerti ever tossed into a film. Proof through the night
- Fake happiness until you feel it.
- Of course everyone knew the reason for all the strangers - those faked tickets someone had distributed. DEATH IN FASHION
- Always wanted to make fake eyelashes? Times, Sunday Times
