adjective

1. made in imitation of something genuine so as to deceive or defraud; forged counterfeit money
2. pretended; sham; feigned counterfeit sorrow

Etymology: ME countrefete < OFr contrefait, pp. of contrefaire, to make in opposition, imitate < contre-, counter- + faire < L facere, to make, do

noun

1. 1. an imitation made to deceive; forgery
   2. something that so closely resembles something else as to mislead
2. Obsolete an impostor; cheat

transitive verb, intransitive verb

1. to make an imitation of (money, pictures, etc.), usually in order to deceive or defraud
2. to pretend; feign
3. to resemble (something) closely