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- Dictionaryfal·si·fi·ca·tion/ˌfôlsəfəˈkāSHən/
noun
- 1. the action of falsifying information or a theory: "an investigation into fraud and the falsification of records"
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FALSIFICATION definition: 1. the action of changing something, such as a document, in order to deceive people: 2. the action…. Learn more.
Falsification is the act of deliberately lying about or misrepresenting something. If you write a note to your teacher excusing your absence the day before and claim it was written by your dad, that's falsification.
1. : to prove or declare false : disprove. 2. : to make false: such as. a. : to make false by mutilation or addition. the accounts were falsified to conceal a theft. b. : to represent falsely : misrepresent. 3. : to prove unsound by experience. intransitive verb. : to tell lies : lie. falsifiability. ˌfȯl-sə-ˌfī-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē. noun. falsifiable.
1. To state untruthfully; misrepresent. 2. a. To make false by altering or adding to: falsify testimony. b. To counterfeit; forge: falsify a visa. 3. To declare or prove to be false. v.intr. To make untrue statements; lie.
Definition of falsification noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Falsification definition: The act of falsifying, or making false ; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not.
to make falseor incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports. to alter fraudulently. to represent falsely: He falsified the history of his family to conceal his humble origins. to show or prove to be false; disprove: to falsify a theory. Synonyms: controvert, confute, refute, discredit, rebut.
The earliest known use of the noun falsification is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for falsification is from 1565, in the writing of John Jewel, bishop of Salisbury. falsification is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element.
the act of changing documents, figures, records, etc. in order to deceive someone: Five people were fired for inappropriate behavior and falsification of records.
to make false or incorrect, esp. so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports. to alter fraudulently. to represent falsely: He falsified the history of his family to conceal his humble origins. to show or prove to be false; disprove: to falsify a theory. v.i. to make false statements. Late Latin falsificāre. See false, - ify.
