FALS'IFY, verb transitive 1. To counterfeit; to forge; to make something false, or in imitation of that which is true; as, to falsify coin. The Irish bards use to falsify every thing. 2. To disprove; to prove to be false; as, to falsify a record. 3. To violate; to break by falsehood; as, to falsify one's faith or word. 4. To show to be unsound, insufficient or not proof. [Not in use.] His ample shield is falsified. FALS'IFY, verb intransitive To tell lies; to violate the truth. It is universally unlawful to lie and falsify
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