counterfeit

1. adv. Representing by imitation or likeness; having a resemblance to something else; portrayed. Source: opted

2. adv. Fabricated in imitation of something else, with a view to defraud by passing the false copy for genuine or original; as, counterfeit antiques; counterfeit coin. Source: opted

3. adv. Assuming the appearance of something; false; spurious; deceitful; hypocritical; as, a counterfeit philanthropist. Source: opted

4. n. That which resembles or is like another thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart. Source: opted

5. n. That which is made in imitation of something, with a view to deceive by passing the false for the true; as, the bank note was a counterfeit. Source: opted

6. n. One who pretends to be what he is not; one who personates another; an impostor; a cheat. Source: opted

7. v. t. To imitate, or put on a semblance of; to mimic; as, to counterfeit the voice of another person. Source: opted

8. v. t. 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. Source: opted

9. v. i. To carry on a deception; to dissemble; to feign; to pretend. Source: opted

10. v. i. To make counterfeits. Source: opted

11. adj. not genuine; imitating something superior Source: wordnet

12. n. a copy that is represented as the original Source: wordnet

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