falsifying

«falsifying» in Mova's school dictionary: Changing something such as a document, record or result… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb form (falsify, falsifies, falsified, falsifying)

meaning for a pupil

1) Changing something such as a document, record or result so that it is false and tricks people: falsifying the test scores. tree →

2) (science) Proving that an idea or theory is wrong. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and news «falsifying records» is cheating and against the law; in science testing a hypothesis may falsify it, meaning the results show it is wrong. Phrases: «falsifying documents», «falsifying evidence», «falsifying results».

examples

• He was caught falsifying his homework marks. tree →
• Falsifying a passport is a crime. tree →
• The company was fined for falsifying its accounts. tree →
• Scientists test ideas by trying to falsify them. tree →
• One white swan doesn't prove all swans are white, but one black swan falsifies it. tree →
• She admitted falsifying the report. tree →

note

-ing form of «falsify» (y → ies in «falsifies», → ied in «falsified»). Noun: falsification. Formal word; in plain talk «faking» or «changing to cheat».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «falsifying» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.