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to forge

to forge

66 7.1
To make a fake copy of a document or signature to deceive people
  • verb
  • /fɔrdʒ/
  • NSFW
translation icon : falsificar
  • Do you think you could forge his autograph?
  • forged documents
  • forged signatures
  • forged papers

He lied underoath and about forging A FISA document.

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Examples

  • Credit card fraud and forged identification were a multibillion-dollar business in the United States.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • How many people can forge a Monet?

  • So he said it will take a few weeks for the woman he knows to forge the identity papers.

  • I had to forge your signature.

  • And I forged documents and used fake names to get jobs.

  • A criminal can find, forge your signature and refile as the new owner of your home using this deed.

  • My agents forged documents and gained entry into the Ministry....

  • When I was in high school, I learned how to forge Dad's handwriting.

  • They suspect she forged the endorsements.

  • Do you think you could forge his autograph on that baseball card?

Synonyms

to fake
vsto forge
195 4.2

To make or change something to trick people

focuses on careful copying of documents or artworks rather than general tampering
to fabricate
vsto forge
50 7.3

To make up false information to trick people

focuses on creating physical copies to trick others rather than inventing facts
to falsify
vsto forge
  • Formal
44 7.3

To make documents or facts not true to deceive people

focuses on creating copies rather than altering or inventing content
to counterfeit
vsto forge
4 6.9

To make a false copy of money or documents to trick people

focuses on making copies broadly rather than perfect imitations

Antonyms

to authenticate
  • Specialized
35 6.7

Show that something is real or that a person is who they say they are

Compounds

drop forge
  • Specialized
9.1

A heavy machine that shapes hot metal by dropping a large hammer

How Deceptive

to pass off
18 6.9
to forge
  • NSFW
66 7.1
to falsify
  • Formal
44 7.3

Surface Forms

forge infinitive
forged past
forged past participle
forging present participle
forges third person singular

Etymology

Forge also came to mean making false metal coins, and later false papers, because a fake coin was 'forged' to look real. So to 'forge' a signature or document is to make a false copy to trick people.