Counterfeit

01 a. Representing by imitation or likeness; having a resemblance to something else; portrayed.

1.
Representing by imitation or likeness; having a resemblance to something else; portrayed.
“Look here upon this picture, and on this- The counterfeit presentment of two brothers.” — Shak.
2.
Fabricated in imitation of something else, with a view to defraud by passing the false copy for genuine or original; as, counterfeit antiques; counterfeit coin.
3.
Assuming the appearance of something; false; spurious; deceitful; hypocritical; as, a counterfeit philanthropist.

Syn. Forged; fictitious; spurious; false.

02 n. That which resembles or is like another thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart.

1.
That which resembles or is like another thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart.
“Thou drawest a counterfeit Best in all Athens.” — Shak.

“Even Nature's self envied the same, And grudged to see the counterfeit should shame The thing itself.” — Spenser.
2.
That which is made in imitation of something, with a view to deceive by passing the false for the true; as, the bank note was a counterfeit.
“Never call a true piece of gold a counterfeit.” — Shak.

“Some of these counterfeits are fabricated with such exquisite taste and skill, that it is the achievement of criticism to distinguish them from originals.” — Macaulay.
3.
One who pretends to be what he is not; one who personates another; an impostor; a cheat.
“I fear thou art another counterfeit; And yet, in faith, thou bear'st thee like a king.” — Shak.

03 v. t. To imitate, or put on a semblance of; to mimic; as, to counterfeit the voice of another person.

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.
“Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee At all his jokes, for many a joke had he.” — Goldsmith.
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.

04 v. i. To carry on a deception; to dissemble; to feign; to pretend.

1.
To carry on a deception; to dissemble; to feign; to pretend.
“The knave counterfeits well; a good knave.” — Shak.
2.
To make counterfeits.