fake 
fake (fāk)
transitive verb, intransitive verb faked, fak′·ing
- to make (something) seem real, satisfactory, etc. by any sort of deception or tampering
- to practice deception by pretending or simulating (something)
- ☆ to improvise
Etymology: earlier feague, feake, ult. < ? Ger fegen, polish, sweep, in 17th-c. thieves' slang, to clean out a (victim's) purse
noun
- anything or anyone not genuine; fraud; counterfeit
- Informal a deceptive act, movement, etc.
adjective
- fraudulent; not genuine; sham; false
- artificial; not real; specif., made of synthetic fibers, to resemble animal fur fake fur
fake out
Informal to deceive or outmaneuver as by a feint, bluff, or deceptive act
fake (fāk)
transitive verb faked, fak′·ing
Naut. to lay out (a line) in long, parallel, partly overlapping lengths so that it will run out freely without kinking: usually with down
Etymology: < ?
fake
n.
Antonyms
Object
- orgasm: And finally WOMEN: Don't waste energy faking orgasms.
- landing: When most of us think of conspiracy theories we're thinking of faked moon landings and government cover-ups of encounters with aliens.
- illness: Mr Wiredu collapsed after being chased by the police, but the arresting officers decided that he was faking illness.
- photograph: One can only imagine how they must feel about the faked photographs published by the Mirror.
- injury: He hadn't fouled anyone badly or faked an injury, which are the usual reasons for a crowd picking on a player.
- photo: There's a faked photo of Democratic prospective candidate John Kerry sharing a stage with Jane Fonda.
Converse of object
- spot: The art of spotting fakes Art deco collectors must know their stuff; even major dealers can be fooled by copies.
- sell: Beware - some of the shops lower down sell low quality fakes.
Adjective modifier
- worthless: There is no easy answer and if youâre not careful, your guests will end up bidding on a worthless fake.
- obvious: The only really good shots are obvious fakes, even obvious to ufologists.
Modifies a noun
- tan: All about fake tans: How to apply them without going orange!
- chipsbut: I find them time in life i'm looking forward fake chipsbut you.
- fur: The Must Have... With winter upon us the best thing to snuggle up in is a warm fake fur throw.
- beard: Hammond plopped down in a chair next to Jack and yanked the fake beard off of his sweaty face.
- autograph: Here are a few tips to help avoid buying one of the many fake autographs on ebay.
- ids: We do not sell fake IDs to the USA.
Modifying Another Word
- entirely: All of these looked entirely convincing, and all of them were entirely fake.
Possessives
- left: The working class is learning contempt for all this fake ' left ' posturing.
Used with adjective complement
You can't fake qualityany more thanyou can fake a good meal.
The era of free speech is closing down. The freedom of the press in Britain was always something of a fake, because in the last resort, money controls opinion; still, so long asthe legal right tosay what you like exists, there are always loopholes for an unorthodox writer.
The most important thing in acting is honesty.Once you've learned to fake that, you're in.
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