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coun·ter·feit (kouńtər-fĭt́)

[Middle English countrefeten, from contrefet, made in imitation, from Old French contrefait past participle of contrefaire, to counterfeit, contre-, counter-, + faire, to make (from Latin facere; see dhē-).]

verb: -feit·ed, -feit·ing, -feits. 

transitive verb 

  1. To make a copy of, usually with the intent to defraud; forge: counterfeits money.
  2. To make a pretense of; feign: counterfeited interest in the story.

intransitive verb 

  1. To carry on a deception; dissemble.
  2. To make fraudulent copies of something valuable.

adjective 

  1. Made in imitation of what is genuine with the intent to defraud: a counterfeit dollar bill.
  2. Simulated; feigned: a counterfeit illness.

noun 

A fraudulent imitation or facsimile.

derivatives

couńter·feit́er
noun