falsify
gb/fˈɔlsəfˌaɪ/ us/fˈɔlsəfˌaɪ/
C1
Engels
meghamisít, megcáfol
WERKWOORD
C1
FORMAL
1
meghamisít
B2
Gebruikspatroon:
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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
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.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Do not use falsify simply to mean “lie.” It usually takes an object, such as records, data, evidence, or documents.
Betekenis
make information deliberately false
Woordcombinaties
falsify records
|falsify documents
|falsify data
|falsify evidence
|falsify results
|falsify accounts
|falsify reports
|falsify information
|falsify figures
|falsify a signature
Synoniemen
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)
Antoniemen
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)
Thema's
documents
|crime
|business
|research
|information
Definitie
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.
WERKWOORD
C1
TECHNICAL
2
megcáfol
C1
Gebruikspatroon:
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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
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.
Veelgemaakte fout:
This meaning is often used in scientific or logical contexts. In everyday speech, prove wrong or disprove is more common.
Betekenis
prove something is false
Woordcombinaties
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
Synoniemen
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)
Antoniemen
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)
Thema's
science
|logic
|research
|evidence
Definitie
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.
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
falsify
IPA
GB/fˈɔlsəfˌaɪ/
US/fˈɔlsəfˌaɪ/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
falsi - fy (2 lettergrepen)
Stress on 1st syllable (falsi)
Woordvormen
Verb
- Base: falsify
- 3rd Person Singular: falsifies
- Present Participle: falsifying
- Past: falsified
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