falsify
gb/fˈɔlsəfˌaɪ/ us/fˈɔlsəfˌaɪ/
C1
Engelsk
meghamisít, megcáfol
UDSAGNSORD
C1
FORMAL
1
meghamisít
B2
Brugsmønster:
falsify [documents/records/data/evidence/results]
The manager was fired for falsifying expense reports.
A menedzsert azért rúgták ki, mert meghamisította a költségelszámolásokat.
Investigators found that the lab had falsified some of its test results.
A nyomozók megállapították, hogy a labor meghamisította néhány vizsgálati eredményét.
He was accused of falsifying documents to obtain a loan.
Læringseksempler
She falsified the form to hide her real age.
Meghamisította az űrlapot, hogy eltitkolja a valódi korát.
The company falsified its records.
A vállalat meghamisította a nyilvántartásait.
Typisk fejl:
Do not use falsify simply to mean “lie.” It usually takes an object, such as records, data, evidence, or documents.
Betydning
make information deliberately false
Ordforbindelser
falsify records
|falsify documents
|falsify data
|falsify evidence
|falsify results
|falsify accounts
|falsify reports
|falsify information
|falsify figures
|falsify a signature
Synonymer
forge (usually refers to making or copying a document, signature, or object illegally)
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fabricate (emphasizes inventing something false rather than altering something real)
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manipulate (emphasizes unfairly changing data or facts to get a desired result)
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doctor (informal; means to alter something dishonestly, especially records or images)
Antonymer
verify (means to check or show that information is true or accurate)
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authenticate (means to prove that a document, signature, or object is genuine)
Temaer
documents
|crime
|business
|research
|information
Definition
to make information or documents false, usually to trick people
To change, invent, or present information, records, evidence, or results so that they are false, usually in order to deceive people.
UDSAGNSORD
C1
TECHNICAL
2
megcáfol
C1
Brugsmønster:
falsify [a theory/claim/hypothesis/assumption]
A single reliable counterexample can falsify the claim.
Egyetlen megbízható ellenpélda is megcáfolhatja az állítást.
The experiment was designed to falsify the hypothesis, not merely to support it.
A kísérletet úgy tervezték, hogy megcáfolja a hipotézist, ne pusztán alátámassza.
So far, no evidence has falsified the basic theory.
Læringseksempler
The test did not falsify the theory.
A teszt nem cáfolta meg az elméletet.
New facts may falsify an old idea.
Új tények megcáfolhatnak egy régi elképzelést.
Typisk fejl:
This meaning is often used in scientific or logical contexts. In everyday speech, prove wrong or disprove is more common.
Betydning
prove something is false
Ordforbindelser
falsify a theory
|falsify a hypothesis
|falsify a claim
|falsify an assumption
|falsify a prediction
|falsify a model
|falsify a belief
|attempt to falsify
|be difficult to falsify
Synonymer
disprove (more common in everyday English; means to prove that something is not true)
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refute (more formal; often used for rejecting an argument with evidence)
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debunk (often used when exposing a widely believed idea as false)
Antonymer
confirm (means to support or show that something is true)
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verify (means to prove or check that something is true or accurate)
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validate (means to support the correctness or usefulness of a theory, method, or result)
Temaer
science
|logic
|research
|evidence
Definition
to prove that an idea or statement is not true
To show that a claim, theory, belief, or hypothesis is false, especially by evidence or testing.
Grammatik
Opslagsform
falsify
IPA
GB/fˈɔlsəfˌaɪ/
US/fˈɔlsəfˌaɪ/
Stavelser og tryk
falsi - fy (2 stavelser)
Stress on 1st syllable (falsi)
Ordformer
Verb
- Base: falsify
- 3rd Person Singular: falsifies
- Present Participle: falsifying
- Past: falsified
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