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counterfeited

counterfeited is the simple past and past participle of counterfeit.

Meaning of counterfeit

Verb

counterfeit (third-person singular simple present counterfeits, present participle counterfeiting, simple past and past participle counterfeited)

  1. (transitive) To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of.
    • to counterfeit the signature of another, coins, notes, etc.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To produce a faithful copy of.
    • The title page of White's original album includes a descriptive title page that identifies the contents as “the pictures of sondry things collected and counterfeited according to the truth,"2008, Michael Gaudio, Engraving the savage: the New World and techniques of civilization, page xii
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To feign; to mimic.
    • to counterfeit the voice of another person
  4. (transitive, usually "be counterfeited") Of a turn or river card, to invalidate a player's hand by making a better hand on the board.

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Words formed from counterfeited

Questions about counterfeited

What is counterfeited the simple past and past participle of?
Counterfeited is the simple past and past participle of counterfeit.

Words near counterfeited in the dictionary

  1. counterfeeds
  2. counterfeisance
  3. counterfeit
  4. counterfeitability
  5. counterfeitable
  6. counterfeited
  7. counterfeiter
  8. counterfeiters
  9. counterfeitest
  10. counterfeiteth
  11. counterfeiting

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