Translation
false, fake
Word origin
From Latin falsus ('deceived, false'), the past participle of fallere ('to deceive'). English false, fail and fault all descend from the same verb.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- falsus
- English cognates
- false, fail, fault
Examples
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The money was fake.
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He gave a false name to the police.
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That is false; the truth is quite different.
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