coun·ter·feit [ kówntərfit ]

adjective

Definition:

1. forged: made as a copy of something, especially money, in order to defraud or deceive people

2. false: pretended in order to deceive somebody
counterfeit geniality

verb (past and past participle coun·ter·feit·ed, present participle coun·ter·feit·ing, 3rd person present singular coun·ter·feits)

Definition:

1. transitive and intransitive verb forge: to make realistic copies of something, especially money, in order to defraud or deceive people

2. transitive verb pretend to feel something: to pretend to have an emotion in order to deceive somebody

noun (plural coun·ter·feits)

Definition:

forgery: a copy of something, especially money, made in order to defraud or deceive people

[14th century.