to make false or incorrect, esp. so as to deceive

to falsify income-tax reports.

to alter fraudulently.

to represent falsely

He falsified the history of his family to conceal his humble origins.

to show or prove to be false; disprove

to falsify a theory.

to make false statements.

verb

adulterate , belie , change , color , con , contort , contradict , contravene , cook , counterfeit , deacon , deceive , deny , distort , doctor , dress up * , embroider , equivocate , exaggerate , fake , fake it , fib , forge , four-flush , frame up , garble , gloss , lie , misquote , misstate , palter , pervert , phony up , prevaricate , promote , put on an act * , salt * , tamper with , traverse , trump up , twist , warp , forswear , fabricate , fictionalize , fictionize , load , misrepresent , wrench , wrest , alter , betray , confute , disprove , fudge , mislead , refute