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[feɪk], (Adjective)
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- not genuine; imitation or counterfeit
(e.g: she got on the plane with a fake passport)
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early 19th century (originally as a verb, in the sense ‘do something criminal or dishonest to someone’): origin uncertain; probably a variant of the obsolete verbs feak, feague ‘beat, whip’, probably from German fegen ‘sweep, thrash’. Compare with fig
[feɪk], (Noun)
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- a thing that is not genuine; a forgery or sham
(e.g: fakes of Old Masters)
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early 19th century (originally as a verb, in the sense ‘do something criminal or dishonest to someone’): origin uncertain; probably a variant of the obsolete verbs feak, feague ‘beat, whip’, probably from German fegen ‘sweep, thrash’. Compare with fig
[feɪk], (Verb)
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- forge or counterfeit (something)
(e.g: she faked her spouse's signature)
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early 19th century (originally as a verb, in the sense ‘do something criminal or dishonest to someone’): origin uncertain; probably a variant of the obsolete verbs feak, feague ‘beat, whip’, probably from German fegen ‘sweep, thrash’. Compare with fig
[feɪk], (Noun)
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late Middle English (as a verb): of unknown origin
[feɪk], (Verb)
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late Middle English (as a verb): of unknown origin
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