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counterfeiteth

counterfeiteth is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

See all 11 meanings of counterfeit

Origin of counterfeiteth

counterfeit + -eth

Questions about counterfeiteth

What is counterfeiteth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Counterfeiteth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of counterfeit.

Words near counterfeiteth in the dictionary

  1. counterfeitable
  2. counterfeited
  3. counterfeiter
  4. counterfeiters
  5. counterfeitest
  6. counterfeiteth
  7. counterfeiting
  8. counterfeitingly
  9. counterfeitings
  10. counterfeitly
  11. counterfeitment

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