falsify
verb
fal·si·fy
ˈfȯl-sə-ˌfī 
falsified; falsifying
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
: to tell lies : lie
Examples of falsify in a Sentence
He was caught falsifying financial accounts.
taking that statement completely out of context essentially falsifies it, whether that's your intention or not
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Trump was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records in May 2024, a historic development for a former president who would win the election months later.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 25 July 2025
Prior to the plea agreement, the doctor faced several more charges, including seven total counts of distribution of ketamine and two counts of altering and falsifying documents or records related to the federal investigation into Perry's death.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 24 July 2025
However, he was dishonorably discharged from the U.S. Army after being found guilty of falsifying documents related to his residence and military record.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
Plasencia had previously pleaded not guilty and was scheduled to stand trial in August but agreed last month to a plea deal that includes the dismissal of three additional distribution charges and two counts of falsifying records.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 25 July 2025
Prior to the plea agreement, the doctor faced several more charges, including seven total counts of distribution of ketamine and two counts of altering and falsifying documents or records related to the federal investigation into Perry's death.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 24 July 2025
However, he was dishonorably discharged from the U.S. Army after being found guilty of falsifying documents related to his residence and military record.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
Plasencia had previously pleaded not guilty and was scheduled to stand trial in August but agreed last month to a plea deal that includes the dismissal of three additional distribution charges and two counts of falsifying records.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
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“Falsify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falsify. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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falsify
verb
fal·si·fy
ˈfȯl-sə-ˌfī
falsified; falsifying
: to make false : change so as to deceive
falsify financial accounts
Legal Definition
falsify
transitive verb
fal·si·fy
ˈfȯl-si-ˌfī
falsified; falsifying
: to make false: as
a
: to make (as a document) false by mutilation, alteration, or addition
the motel clerk had falsified the records—M. A. Kelly
M. A. Kelly
b
: to report (as information) falsely
the informant falsified his testimony
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