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counterfeit
('k/AU/nt/@/rf/I/t )

adjective (a)

  • not genuine; imitating something superior(adj.all)
    Example:
    Counterfeit emotion.
    Counterfeit money.
    Counterfeit works of art.
    A counterfeit prince.
    Synonym:
    imitative
    Antonym:
    echt, genuine
    source: wordnet30
  • Representing by imitation or likeness; having a resemblance to something else; portrayed.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a copy that is represented as the original(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    forgery
    source: wordnet30
  • That which resembles or is like another thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • make a copy of with the intent to deceive(verb.creation)
    Example:
    They counterfeited dollar bills.
    Synonym:
    fake, forge
    source: wordnet30
  • To imitate, or put on a semblance of; to mimic; as, to counterfeit the voice of another person.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To carry on a deception; to dissemble; to feign; to pretend.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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