See Also: counterfeit(1)(dictionary)
counterfeit(2)(dictionary)
Counterfeit - Poker(gambling)
counterfeit 1, adjective(dictionary)
counterfeit 2, verb(dictionary)
Counterfeit Goods:(law)
Seizure Of Counterfeit Goods(law)

counterfeit(2) (iou)



counterfeit verb. ME.
[Anglo-Norman countrefeter, from countrefet pa. pple: see COUNTERFEIT adjective & noun.]
I. verb trans.
Imitate (an action, thing, etc.) with intent to deceive; make a fraudulent imitation of (money etc.). ME.
G. Berkeley That it be felony to counterfeit the notes of this bank. K. Amis He..moved off counterfeiting a heavy limp.
Assume the character of (a person); pass oneself off as, impersonate. ME-E17.
Bacon To counterfeite and personate the second sone of Edward the Fourth, supposed to be murdered.
Imitate, without intending to deceive; follow the example of (a person); copy (a fashion etc.). ME-E17.
James I Counterfeiting the maners of others. M. Wroth Her complexion..never was..equald, or could be counterfeited.
Feign (a feeling, state, etc.). Formerly also, pretend to be, that. LME.
Shakespeare As You Like It Take a good heart and counterfeit to be a man. S. Johnson To counterfeit happiness which they do not feel.
Have the appearance of; resemble, be like. LME.
S. Leacock The scales of the fish counterfeit the glistening water of the brook.
Make in fraudulent imitation of something else; devise (something spurious) and pass it off as genuine. LME.
T. Herbert He lost a Ring of Gold..he conceals the loss, and counterfeits another like it of silver.
Make in imitation, without intending to deceive. LME-L16.
Represent by a picture, in writing, etc.; delineate, portray. LME-M17.
Put a false or deceptive appearance on; disguise, falsify; adulterate. LME-E18.
Defoe I counterfeited my voice.
II. verb intrans.
Make pretence, practise deceit. Long rare. LME.
Shakespeare Twelfth Night Are you not mad indeed, or do you but counterfeit?
counterfeiter noun (a) a maker of fraudulent imitations, spec. a maker of counterfeit coins; (b) a pretender, a dissembler; (c) an imitator (with no intent to deceive): LME.