Counterfeit

kown′tėr-fit, -fēt, v.t. to imitate: to copy without authority: to forge.— n. something false or copied, or that pretends to be true and original.— adj. pretended: made in imitation of: forged: false.— n. Coun′terfeiter , one who counterfeits.— adv. Coun′terfeitly , in a counterfeit manner: falsely.— n. Coun′ter-fes′ance ( Spens. ), act of counterfeiting: forgery. [O. Fr. contrefet , from contrefaire , to imitate—L. contra , against, facĕre , to do.]