Definitions and Examples of falsify, fabricate
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
To make something false or untrue; to alter or manipulate information to deceive someone.
Example
The company was caught trying to falsify their financial records to avoid paying taxes.
To invent or create something that is not true or real; to make up a story or information.
Example
The witness admitted to fabricating the evidence to frame the defendant.
Key Differences: falsify vs fabricate
- 1Falsify implies an intentional act of altering or manipulating information to deceive someone.
- 2Fabricate implies creating or inventing something that is not true or real.
Effective Usage of falsify, fabricate
- 1Academic Writing: Use authenticate to support your arguments and falsify or fabricate to refute opposing claims.
- 2Legal Proceedings: Use authenticate to prove the authenticity of evidence and falsify or fabricate to challenge the credibility of the opposing party's evidence.
- 3Everyday Conversation: Use these antonyms to express disagreement or to clarify misunderstandings.
Remember this!
The antonyms of authenticate are falsify and fabricate. Use authenticate to prove or confirm something as true or genuine, while falsify and fabricate convey the opposite meaning by suggesting that something is false or invented. These words can be used in academic writing, legal proceedings, or everyday conversation to express disagreement or to clarify misunderstandings.
