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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarycoun·ter·feit I \ˈkau̇nt-ər-ˌfit\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English countrefet, from Anglo-French cuntrefeit, from past participle of cuntrefere, contrefaire to imitate, from cuntre- + faire to make, from Latin facere — more at do DATE 14th century1. made in imitation of something else with intent to deceive :forged counterfeit money2. a. insincere, feigned counterfeit sympathy b. imitation counterfeit Georgian houses II verb DATE 14th centurytransitive verb: to imitate or feign especially with intent to deceive; also : to make a fraudulent replica of counterfeiting $20 billsintransitive verb1. to try to deceive by pretense or dissembling2. to engage in counterfeiting something of valueSynonyms: see assume• coun·ter·feit·er noun III noun DATE 15th century1. something counterfeit : forgery2. something likely to be mistaken for something of higher value pity was a counterfeit of love — Harry HerveySynonyms: see impostureEnglish Etymologycounterfeit counterfeit (v.) late 13c., from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. contrefait "imitated," pp. of contrefaire "imitate," from contre- "against" + faire "to make, to do" (from L. facere; see factitious). M.L. contrafactio meant "setting in opposition or contrast." The verb is from late 13c.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7counterfeitcoun·ter·feit / 5kauntEfit; NAmE -tErf- / adjective (of money and goods for sale 钱币及商品) made to look exactly like sth in order to trick people into thinking that they are getting the real thing 伪造的；仿造的；假冒的 SYN fake : counterfeit watches 冒牌手表 Are you aware these notes are counterfeit? 你觉察到这些钞票是伪造的吗？ OPP genuine • coun·ter·feit noun ⇨ compare forgeryverb[VN] to make an exact copy of sth in order to trick people into thinking that it is the real thing 伪造；仿造；制假⇨ compare forge v. (2) • coun·ter·feit·ing noun [U] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionn. Function: verb Synonyms: ASSUME 4, act, affect, bluff, fake, feign, pretend, put on, sham, simulate Related Words: ape, copy, imitate, mimicn. Function: adjective being an imitation intended to mislead or deceive FF1C;counterfeitmoneyFF1E; FF1C;counterfeit sympathyFF1E; Synonyms: bogus, brummagem, fake, false, phony, pinchbeck, pseudo, sham, snide, spurious; compare SPURIOUS 3 Related Words: feigned, pretended, simulated; deceptive, delusive, delusory, misleading; fraudulent Contrasted Words: authentic, veritable; actual, real, true; unquestionable, valid Antonyms: bona fide, genuinen. Function: noun Synonyms: IMPOSTURE, deceit, deception, fake, fraud, gyp, hoax, humbug, phony, sell Related Words: copy, facsimile, reproduction; dummy, simulacrumWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedcoun·ter·feitI. \ˈkau̇ntə(r)ˌfit, usu -id.+V; Brit also -ˌfēt\ verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Middle English countrefeten, from Middle French contrefait, past participletransitive verb1. obsolete : impersonate2. : to put on the false appearance of : feign, simulate < counterfeit sorrow and mask inward glee >3. a. : to endeavor or succeed in having the appearance or characteristics of without attempt to deceive or delude : imitate, copy < fiction that seeks to counterfeit reality — Bernard De Voto > b. : to imitate fraudulently : copy with intent to deceive : make a fraudulent copy or replica of (something of value, as a coin, bill, note, or signature) < a gang counterfeiting $50 bills >4. a. archaic : to use as a model : seek to imitate : emulate b. obsolete : to cause to have a false or misleading appearance :disguiseintransitive verb1. : to try to deceive by pretending or dissembling : simulate, feign2. : to practice counterfeiting of valuables < held on charges of counterfeiting >Synonyms: see assumeII. adjectiveEtymology: Middle English countrefet, from Middle French contrefait, past participle of contrefaire to imitate, draw, paint, from contre- counter- + faire to make, from Latin facere — more at do1. a. : spurious : not genuine or authentic; especially : not composed by the author indicated or under the circumstances ascribed < a counterfeit gospel rejected as apocryphal > b. : made in fraudulent imitation : produced with intent to deceive :forged < a counterfeit diamond made of paste > especially : made fraudulently in imitation of a government issue < a counterfeit stamp > < a counterfeit bill >2. a. : feigned : assumed with calculation to mislead < a counterfeit joy at her friend's engagement > b. : marked by false pretense : sham, pretended < an impostor, a counterfeit prince >3. archaic : represented in a picture or by means of a picture :portrayed < look here upon this picture and on this, the counterfeitpresentment of two brothers — Shakespeare >Synonyms: spurious, bogus, fake, sham, pseudo, pinchbeck, phony: counterfeit applies to something made or fabricated in quite close imitation of something else, especially to something genuine or original and with intent to deceive < a counterfeit coin > < a counterfeit passport > < the austere word of genuine religion is: save your soul! The degenerate counsel of a counterfeit religion is: salve your soul! — W.L.Sullivan > spurious applies to what is not genuine, authentic, or true without necessarily implying fraudulent purpose or deceiving imitation < the French look on us English monk-made knights as spurious and adulterine, unworthy of the name of knight — Charles Kingsley > < it is certain that the letter, attributed to him, directing that no Christian should be punished for being a Christian, is spurious — Matthew Arnold > bogus is likely to imply fraud, imposture, or deception, sometimes self-deception < in red cambric and bogus ermine, as some kind of king — Mark Twain > < bogus naturalization of immigrants and repeating at elections were now carried to hitherto unknown lengths — A.F.Harlow > < nostalgia can be the trickiest of maladies. It invests the past with bogus glamour — W.C.Richards > fake implies a false fabrication or fraudulent manipulation < a fake ruby > < a fake cure-all > < another source of quick money was selling life memberships in fake yacht clubs — Alva Johnston > < any Americans who cling to illusions about communism and its fake Utopia — A.E.Stevenson b.1900 > sham may suggest thinness and obviousness of the disguise, naiveté of the deception, or lack of intent to imitate exactly < a garden adorned with sham ruins and statues — L.P.Smith > < he [Euripides] looked at war and he saw through all the sham glory to the awful evil beneath — Edith Hamilton > < not one officer among them whose experience of war extended beyond a drill on muster day and the sham fight that closed the performance — Francis Parkman > pseudo (often appearing as a combining form) may apply to either pretentious, spurious imitation or to imitation to deceive < the cottage seemed very small and horribly ‘arty-crafty<18>. <17>Everthing seemed so pseudo,’ said Lucy — Frances Towers > < those democrats who wholeheartedly are democrats and not pseudo-democrats — Fortnightly > < these pseudo-evangelists pretended to inspiration — Thomas Jefferson > pinchbeck may apply to a cheap imitation, often to a poor copy of something costly or grand < pinchbeck imitations of the glory of ancient Rome — Manchester Guardian Weekly > < greater numbers could afford the pinchbeck splendor of organizations like the Colonial Order of the Crown — J.D.Hart > phony, more forceful than most in this group, stigmatizes anything spurious < the phony aura of romance which travel bureaus are wont to attach to the West Indies — Gladwin Hill > < the Germans were deceiving us at that very moment with a phony show of strength — F.E.Fox >III. noun(-s)Etymology: Middle English countrefet, from countrefet, adjective1. a. : an imitation or replica markedly close or faithful to an original and typically made to deceive for gain < the $10 bill turned out to be a counterfeit > b. : a close approximation likely to be confused with reality or with the genuine < that temporary counterfeit of fame which is publicity — Irwin Edman >2. archaic : a representation, counterpart, or picture : an art work closely similar to its subject < fair Portia's counterfeit — Shakespeare >3. archaic : pretender, impostorSynonyms: see imposture

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