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Definition of: counterfeit

(kountər·fit) v.t.
1. To make a copy of; imitate; hence, to feign; dissemble.
2. To make a spurious semblance of, as money or stamps, with the intent to deceive and defraud.
v.i.

3. To practice deception; feign.
4. To make counterfeits. [<adjective] See synonyms under IMITATE, PRETEND.
adjective Resembling or made to resemble some genuine thing, with intent to defraud; imitated; spurious.
noun

1. Something, as a coin, made fraudulently to resemble the genuine.
2. Any imitation, as a portrait or copy.
3. An impostor. [<OF contrefet, pp. of contrefaire <L contra- against + facere make]
—coun′ter·feit
er noun

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Statistical data

"counterfeit" has the frequency of use of 0.0001% on city-data.com forum

"counterfeit" has the frequency of use of 0.0003% on en.wikipedia.org.

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