falsify
/ˈfɔːlsɪfaɪ/verb
(-ies, -ied)with obj.
1
- alter (information or evidence) so as to mislead篡改; 歪曲（信息, 证据）。
1.1
- forge or alter (a document) fraudulently伪造; 篡改（文件）：
as adj. falsified falsified documents.伪造的文件。
2
- prove (a statement or theory) to be false证明（声明, 理论）是假的（或错误的）：
the hypothesis is falsified by the evidence.
证据表明那假设是错误的。
2.1
- fail to fulfil (a hope, fear, or expectation); remove the justification for使（希望、忧虑或期望） 落空; 使失去正当性：
changes falsify individual expectations.
种种变故使个人的期望成了泡影。
派生词
falsifiability
nounfalsifiable
adjectivefalsification
noun词源
late Middle English (in sense 2)： from French falsifier or medieval Latin falsificare, from Latin falsificus 'making false', from falsus 'false'.