faked

transitive verb, intransitive verb faked, faking

1. 1. to make (something) seem real, satisfactory, etc. by any sort of deception or tampering
   2. to practice deception by pretending or simulating (something)
2. ☆ to improvise

Origin: earlier feague, feake, ult. < ? Ger fegen, polish, sweep, in 17th-c. thieves' slang, to clean out a (victim's) purse

noun

1. anything or anyone not genuine; fraud; counterfeit
2. Informal a deceptive act, movement, etc.

adjective

1. fraudulent; not genuine; sham; false
2. artificial; not real; specif., made of synthetic fibers, to resemble animal fur: fake fur