Spanish Conversation · Level 102
59 words
Spanish word
falsificar
Pronunciation
IPA/falsifiˈkaɾ/
Meaning
- verbfake
Example
No debes falsificar documentos.
You should not fake documents.
More examples
La empresa despidió al empleado por falsificar firmas en los contratos.
The company fired the employee for forging signatures on the contracts.
Core concept
A forged signature on a legal document.
Common phrases
falsificar documentos
falsify documents
falsificar firmas
forge signatures
falsificar billetes
forge banknotes
Similar words
forjar: Create counterfeit banknotes, certificates, or documents intended to pass as genuine.
falsear: Insert fabricated entries or false values into datasets, logs, or reports.
manipular: Tamper with numbers, measurements, or displayed data to produce misleading results.
Definition in Spanish
Alterar o crear algo con ánimo de engañar a otros, especialmente objetos, firmas o registros.
Word origin
From medieval Latin falsificare, from falsus 'false' plus the verb-forming suffix -ficare 'to make', originally meaning 'to make false'.
Usage tips
- Used chiefly for forging documents, signatures, or records and therefore carries a legal and criminal connotation rather than a neutral idea of imitation.
Other meanings
- fabricateverb
Opposites
- autenticarauthenticateverb
- verificarverifyverb
Related words
- falsificaciónforgerynoun
- falsificadorforgernoun
- falsificadoforgedadjective