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fake /feɪk/vb

1. (transitive) to cause (something inferior or not genuine) to appear more valuable, desirable, or real by fraud or pretence
2. to pretend to have (an illness, emotion, etc)

n

1. an object, person, or act that is not genuine; sham, counterfeit, or forgery

adj

1. not genuine; spurious

Etymology: originally (C18) thieves' slang to mug or do someone; probably via Polari from Italian facciare to make or do

ˈfakernˈfakeryn