'Counterfeiting' definitions:
Definition of 'Counterfeiting'
From: GCIDE
- Counterfeit \Coun"ter*feit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Counterfeited; p. pr. & vb. n. Counterfeiting.]
- 1. To imitate, or put on a semblance of; to mimic; as, to counterfeit the voice of another person. [1913 Webster]
- Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To imitate with a view to deceiving, by passing the copy for that which is original or genuine; to forge; as, to counterfeit the signature of another, coins, notes, etc. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'counterfeiting'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- coinage,
- coining,
- copying,
- emulation,
- fakery,
- following,
- forgery,
- hit-off,
- imitation,
- impersonation,
- imposture,
- impression,
- mimesis,
- mintage,
- mirroring,
- onomatopoeia,
- parody,
- plagiarism,
- plagiary,
- repetition,
- simulation,
- stamping,
- striking,
- takeoff