faking

B2 · Upper Intermediate

v. making a copy of something and pretending it is the real, original version.

v. producing a fraudulent imitation of an object, document, or signature with the intent to deceive.

“The criminal was caught faking official documents to get a bank loan.”

“The gallery was accused of faking provenance records to sell the modern reproductions as authentic seventeenth-century masterpieces.”

C1 · Advanced Sports Informal

v. making a movement to trick an opponent into thinking you will go in a different direction.

v. performing a deceptive movement or feint to mislead an opponent.

“The player was faking a pass to the left before running to the right.”

“By faking a shot at the goal, the striker drew the defender out of position and created space for his teammate.”

C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Academic

n. the act of pretending or making something false.

n. the action or process of simulating, forging, or feigning.

“His faking of the illness was so convincing that even the doctor was fooled.”

“The study examined the faking of personality test results by job applicants seeking to appear more extraverted.”