verb
falsify
FAWL-sih-fye/ˈfɔːlsɪfaɪ/
To dishonestly change or invent information.
The worker falsifies the chart by replacing low bars with inflated ones.
Etymology
The ancestor meant “make false” or “corrupt.” Although the English verb first meant “prove false,” the selected sense concerns making information misleading, not demonstrating that it is untrue.
In context
by altering those appearances we falsify that information and i do somewhat agree with this sentence
More examples
- The official was accused of falsifying test results.
- She refused to falsify the date on the document.
- The contractor falsified the inspection record to conceal the defects.
Forms
falsify · falsifies · falsified · falsifying
falsification noun — dishonest alteration or invention