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To fake is to create a false impression, to lie and pretend to be something you aren't, or to create a knock-off or impersonation. (verb)

  1. An example of fake is when you pretend to be sick when you aren't.
  2. An example of fake is when you pretend to be competent at a task you can't do.
  3. An example of fake is when you forge a signature.

A fake is a knock-off, or someone or something that isn't what it appears to be. (noun)

  1. An example of a fake is a knock-off designer bag.
  2. An example of a fake is a person who is phony and who pretends to be nice when really he is not.

Fake describes someone or something that is not genuine. (adjective)

An example of fake is a description for a knock-off designer purse.

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