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      counterfeiting
      noun
      a copy that is represented as the original
      verb
      make a copy of with the intent to deceive
      adjective
      not genuine
      Roots
      contracounter- · Latin · against, oppositefacio-feit · Latin · make, do
      Synonyms for counterfeiting
      forgerynfakerynimposturenimitationnplagiarismnplagiaryadjcopyingnimpersonationn
      Words related to counterfeiting
      anticounterfeitingcounterfeitsadjfakeadjcounterfeitedadjcounterfeitersncounterfeitlyadvfakementnforgernfraudulentnessnfraudnsimularknockoffnbogusadjfraudulentadjbootleggingnphonyadjdefraudationnfuracityntheftnfalsificationnfakeyadjsmugglingnfraudfuladjtraffickingvbogusnessnfraudfullyadvfalsifiernphoneynessntheftuousadjforgedadj

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      Where does counterfeiting come from?

      The word counterfeiting breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: counter-, from Latin contra (“against, opposite”); and -feit, from Latin facio (“make, do”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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