Definition for
counterfeit
– Made in semblance or imitation of an original; imitated; copied; factitious.
– Specifically, made in imitation of an original, with a view to defraud by passing the false copy as genuine or original; forged; spurious: as, counterfeit coin; a counterfeit bond or deed; a counterfeit bill of exchange.
– Feigned; simulated; false; hypocritical: as, a counterfeit friend.
– Counterfeiting; dissembling; cheating.
– Deformed; unnatural.
noun – An imitation; a copy; something made in imitation of or strongly resembling another; rarely, a likeness; a portrait; an image.
noun – Specifically, an imitation or copy designed to pass as an original.
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