FALSIFY
Scrabble letter values: F4A1L1S1I1F4Y4 = 16
Definition
- verb make false by mutilation or addition. — synonyms: distort, garble, warp
- verb tamper, with the purpose of deception. — synonyms: fudge, manipulate, fake, cook, wangle, misrepresent
- verb prove false.
- verb falsify knowingly.
- verb insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby. — synonyms: interpolate, alter
Examples
- “as of a message or story”
- “Fudge the figures”
- “cook the books”