counterfit
counterfit is the misspelling of counterfeit.
Meaning of counterfeit
Verb
counterfeit (third-person singular simple present counterfeits, present participle counterfeiting, simple past and past participle counterfeited)
- 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.
- 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
- To feign; to mimic.
- to counterfeit the voice of another person
- Of a turn or river card, to invalidate a player's hand by making a better hand on the board.
Questions about counterfit
- What is counterfit the misspelling of?
- Counterfit is the misspelling of counterfeit.
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