Counterfeiting

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Counterfeit \Coun"ter*feit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Counterfeited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterfeiting}.]
     1. To imitate, or put on a semblance of; to mimic; as, to
        counterfeit the voice of another person.
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              Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee
              At all his jokes, for many a joke had he.
                                                    --Goldsmith.
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     2. To imitate with a view to deceiving, by passing the copy
        for that which is original or genuine; to forge; as, to
        counterfeit the signature of another, coins, notes, etc.
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From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "counterfeiting":
     coinage, coining, copying, emulation, fakery, following, forgery,
     hit-off, imitation, impersonation, imposture, impression, mimesis,
     mintage, mirroring, onomatopoeia, parody, plagiarism, plagiary,
     repetition, simulation, stamping, striking, takeoff