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121misrepresent — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. misstate, embroider, distort, falsify, understate; see also deceive , lie 1 , mislead . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To give an inaccurate view of by representing falsely or misleadingly: belie, color, distort, falsify,… …
122perjure — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. prevaricate, swear falsely, falsify; see lie 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb Law. To make untrue declarations: falsify, fib, forswear, lie2, prevaricate. See TRUE …
123Error — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Error >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 error error fallacy Sgm: N 1 misconception misconception misapprehension misstanding misunderstanding Sgm: N 1 inexactness inexactness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 laxity …
124falsification — falsification, falsificationism To falsify a knowledge claim is to provide evidence that it is false. Since the time of David Hume , empiricist philosophy of science has struggled with the problem of induction : namely, how is it possible to… …
125falsifiable — 1610s, from FALSIFY (Cf. falsify) + ABLE (Cf. able). Related: Falsifiability …
126falsification — 1560s, from L.L. falsificationem (nom. falsificatio), noun of action from pp. stem of falsificare (see FALSIFY (Cf. falsify)) …
127interpolate — (v.) 1610s, to alter or enlarge (a writing) by inserting new material, from L. interpolatus, pp. of interpolare alter, freshen up, polish; of writing, falsify, from inter up (see INTER (Cf. inter )) + polare, related to polire to smoothe, polish …
128cook — 1. Falsify (usu. applied to financial accounts). 2. cook the books Falsify the account books …
