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verb (used with object),faked, fak·ing.

1. prepare or make (something specious, deceptive, or fraudulent): to fake a
report showing nonexistent profits.

2. to conceal the defects of or make appear more attractive, interesting,
valuable, etc., usually in order to deceive: The story was faked a bit to
make it more sensational.

3. to pretend; simulate: to fake illness.

4. to accomplish by trial and error or by improvising: I don't know the job,
but I can fake it.

5. to trick or deceive (an opponent) by making a fake (often followed by out):
The running back faked out the defender with a deft move and scored.

6. Jazz.

* to improvise: to fake an accompaniment.

* to play (music) without reading from a score.

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verb (used without object),faked, fak·ing.

7. to fake something; pretend.

8. to give a fake to an opponent.

noun

9. anything made to appear otherwise than it actually is; counterfeit: This
diamond necklace is a fake.

10. a person who fakes; faker: The doctor with the reputed cure for cancer
proved to be a fake.

11. a spurious report or story.

12. Sports. a simulated play or move intended to deceive an opponent.

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adjective

13. designed to deceive or cheat; not real; counterfeit.

Verb Phrases

14. fake out, Slang.

* to trick; deceive: She faked me out by acting friendly and then stole my
job.

* to surprise, as by a sudden reversal: They thought we weren't coming
back, but we faked them out by showing up during dinner.

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ORIGIN OF FAKE

1
First recorded in 1805–15; originally vagrants' slang: “to do for, rob, kill
(someone), shape (something)”; perhaps variant of obsolete feak, feague “to
beat,” akin to Dutch veeg “a slap,” vegen “to sweep, wipe”

OTHER WORDS FOR FAKE

3 feign, affect, dissemble, sham, fabricate 10 fraud, impostor, quack,
charlatan, deceiver

See synonyms for fake on Thesaurus.com

WORDS NEARBY FAKE

* Faizabad
* faja
* Fajardo
* fajita
* fajitas
* fake
* fake book
* faked death
* fakeness
* fake news
* faker

OTHER DEFINITIONS FOR FAKE (2 OF 2)

fake2
[ feyk ]show ipa

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verb (used with object),faked, fak·ing.

1. to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run
freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).

noun

2. any complete turn of a rope that has been faked down.

3. any of the various ways in which a rope may be faked down.

ORIGIN OF FAKE

2
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English faken “to coil (a rope),” of obscure
origin

* Also flake .

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, ©
Random House, Inc. 2024

MORE ABOUT FAKE

WHAT IS A BASIC DEFINITION OF FAKE?

Fake describes something as not being real or as being an imitation that is
designed to trick someone into thinking it is real or original. Fake also refers
to a forgery or copy and is used to mean to pretend. Fake has several other
senses as a noun and a verb.

If something is fake, it resembles something else but isn’t exactly the same.
For example, a diamond is made from pressurized carbon over thousands of years.
A fake diamond might have been made from glass in five minutes.

Most of the time, fake things are designed to be nearly identical to the
original in order to trick or cheat someone. But not always. A resort might make
fake snow out of crushed ice so it can offer skiing or snowboarding when it
hasn’t snowed. The key is whether something is acknowledged or labelled as fake.
Lying to customers by claiming that fake items are real is considered fraud and
is against the law.

* Real-life examples: Con artists often swindle people by selling fake jewelry,
watches, antiques, and other cheap copies of expensive things. A person might
wear fake nails or fake eyelashes. An indoor sports stadium may use fake
grass.
* Used in a sentence: I make fake swords to be used in movies.

In this same sense, fake is used as a noun to mean a copy or fabrication.

* Used in a sentence: The car expert could easily tell if the sports car was a
real Bugatti or a fake.

Also in this sense, fake is used as a verb to mean to make something that isn’t
real or is a copy.

* Used in a sentence: He faked hundreds of Roman coins before the authorities
caught on to his scam.

As a verb, fake can also mean to pretend or to simulate something.

* Used in a sentence: I faked illness so I could stay home from school.

WHERE DOES FAKE COME FROM?

The first records of fake come from around 1805. It was originally a term from
thieves’ slang meaning “to mug someone” or “to kill someone.”

DID YOU KNOW ... ?

What are some other forms related to fake?

* faker (noun)
* fakery (noun)

What are some synonyms for fake?

* false
* imitation
* counterfeit
* bogus
* impostor
* copy
* pretend
* fabricate

What are some words that share a root or word element with fake?

* faker
* fakery
* fake news

What are some words that often get used in discussing fake?

* fraud
* deceit
* crime
* jewelry
* art
* money
* fur
* snow
* meat

HOW IS FAKE USED IN REAL LIFE?

Fake is a very common word that describes something as not being genuine.

> Fake tan is all fun and games until it goes gross and you have to try and
> scrub it off🙃
>
> — Emily Canham (@EmilyCanham) April 22, 2018

> Paris police sources say the 2 Syrian passports found on the terrorists were
> fakes probably made in Turkey
>
> — Jon Snow (@jonsnowC4) November 15, 2015

> Guys, I just found out a college student faked a sit down interview with me
> for a paper. I've never felt so proud.
>
> — Tom Hart (@tom_hart) December 14, 2020

TRY USING FAKE!

Which of the following words is a synonym of fake?

A. real
B. genuine
C. imitation
D. legitimate

WORDS RELATED TO FAKE

* bogus
* counterfeit
* fabricated
* fictitious
* forged
* fraudulent
* mock
* phony
* spurious
* deception
* fabrication
* forgery
* hoax
* scam
* sham
* trick
* feign
* put on
* affected
* assumed

HOW TO USE FAKE IN A SENTENCE

* With misinformation and disinformation about the pandemic, “cheap” and “deep”
fakes of elected officials, and targeted ads and emotionally exploitative
social media algorithms, it can begin to feel like all communication is
manipulation.

The Dark Side of Smart - Facts So Romantic | Diana Fleischman | September 15,
2020 | Nautilus

* The state’s watchdog, however, argued that the company could falsely spread
its rates over a fake population, giving the illusion that customers were
getting a cost cut.

Environment Report: State Throws Cold Water on Pricing Scheme | MacKenzie
Elmer | September 14, 2020 | Voice of San Diego

* She has coiffed hair and long fake eyelashes, but still puts in the same work
everybody else does, taking orders and doing deliveries.

The Big Corporate Rescue and the America That’s Too Small to Save | by Lydia
DePillis, Justin Elliott and Paul Kiel | September 12, 2020 | ProPublica

* You see how good we’re doing relative to other countries and other parts of
the world, but the fake news doesn’t like saying that, they don’t like
telling you that.

Trump keeps lying about how the US Covid-19 situation compares to other
countries. Here are the facts. | Aaron Rupar | September 11, 2020 | Vox

* However, the new “fake news” bill would bypass the framework, allowing
legislators to create a mechanism that could be used to restrict that freedom
for millions of Brazilians.

Brazil’s “fake news” bill won’t solve its misinformation problem | Amy
Nordrum | September 10, 2020 | MIT Technology Review

* Just how many fake nodes would be needed in order to pull off a successful
Sybil attack against Tor is not known.

The Attack on the Hidden Internet | Marc Rogers | December 29, 2014 | THE
DAILY BEAST

* He cast her as Hope, an ex-addict with an impressive pair of fake
chompers—the result of years of drug abuse.

Jena Malone’s Long, Strange Trip From Homelessness to Hollywood Stardom |
Marlow Stern | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

* There are many of us who need to talk and be reached out to, even if we use
fake Facebook accounts for our safety.

What It’s Like to Be an Atheist in Palestine | Waleed al-Husseini,
Movements.Org | December 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

* A call made to police beforehand described Rice as “a guy with a pistol” on a
swing set, but said it was “probably fake.”

The 14 Teens Killed by Cops Since Michael Brown | Nina Strochlic | November
25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

* Crooks can use it to apply for credit, file fake claims with insurers, or buy
drugs and medical equipment that can be resold.

How Your Pacemaker Will Get Hacked | Kaiser Health News | November 17, 2014 |
THE DAILY BEAST

* And then all motion in that portion of the great fake would suddenly cease.

Mushroom Town | Oliver Onions

* Within six months, if you're not sandbagged or jailed on fake libel suits,
you'll have a unique bibliography of swindles.

Average Jones | Samuel Hopkins Adams

* "I'll bet he's got some kind of a fake story to tell," suggested Will.

The Call of the Beaver Patrol | V. T. Sherman

* It might just as well have been any other patent medicine, or any fake cure.

The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 (of 4) | W. Grant Hague

* If you happen to drift into the fake places, nothing more serious would
happen than getting stuck good and hard.

Paris Vistas | Helen Davenport Gibbons

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BRITISH DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS FOR FAKE (1 OF 2)

fake1

/ (feɪk) /

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verb

1. (tr) to cause (something inferior or not genuine) to appear more valuable,
desirable, or real by fraud or pretence

2. to pretend to have (an illness, emotion, etc): to fake a headache

3. to improvise (music, stage dialogue, etc)

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noun

4. an object, person, or act that is not genuine; sham, counterfeit, or forgery

adjective

5. not genuine; spurious

ORIGIN OF FAKE

1
originally (C18) thieves' slang to mug or do someone; probably via Polari from
Italian facciare to make or do

DERIVED FORMS OF FAKE

* faker, noun
* fakery, noun

BRITISH DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS FOR FAKE (2 OF 2)

fake2

/ (feɪk) nautical /

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verb

1. (tr usually foll by down) to coil (a rope) on deck

noun

2. one round of a coil of rope

ORIGIN OF FAKE

2
Middle English faken, perhaps via Lingua Franca from Italian facciare to make or
do; see fake 1

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition ©
William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998,
2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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