falsify

• Verbe désignant l'action de modifier ou de déformer des informations, des documents ou des données dans le but de tromper, ou de présenter comme vrai ce qui est faux.

A verb used to indicate the act of altering or misrepresenting information, documents, or data in order to deceive.

1. Alter fraudulentlyB2formal

   To change or manipulate something (such as documents, records, or data) with the intention to deceive.

   Falsifier frauduleusement

   • The accountant was caught trying to falsify the financial records.
   • He falsified his passport to enter the country illegally.
   • The scientist was accused of falsifying the experiment results.

   Synonymesaltercounterfeitdoctorfakeforgemanipulate

   Antonymesauthenticateconfirmsubstantiatevalidateverify

2. Prove falseC1formal

   To demonstrate that a statement, theory, or claim is false.

   Prouver faux

   • The new evidence falsified the original hypothesis.
   • The experiment was designed to falsify the theory.
   • His testimony was falsified by the security footage.

   Synonymesconfutecontradictdebunkdisproveinvalidatenegaterebutrefute

   Antonymesconfirmcorroborateprovesubstantiatevalidateverify