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fake
fake / fāk/ • n. a thing that is not genuine; a forgery or sham. ∎ a person who appears or claims to be something that they are not. ∎ a pretense or trick: his excuse for coming was a fake. • adj. not genuine; counterfeit: expressing fake emotions. ∎ (of a person) claiming to be something that one is not: a fake doctor. • v. [tr.] forge or counterfeit (something). ∎ pretend to feel or suffer from (an emotion or illness): to fake a stomach ache. ∎ make (an event) appear to happen: he faked his own death. ∎ accomplish (a task) by improvising: all the experts agree that you can't fake it ∎ Mus. improvise. DERIVATIVES: fak·er n. fak·er·y / ˈfākərē/ n. fake2 • n. & v. variant spelling of flake4 . |
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"fake." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "fake." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-fake.html "fake." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-fake.html |
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fake ‘do’, do for; do up, make so as to deceive. XIX (orig. thieves' sl.). Later form of †feak, †feague beat, thrash — G. fegen polish, furbish, sweep, (sl.) thrash, scold, rate.
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T. F. HOAD. "fake." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "fake." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-fake.html T. F. HOAD. "fake." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-fake.html |
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fake n. & v. variant spelling of flake.
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"fake." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "fake." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-fake.html "fake." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-fake.html |
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•ache, awake, bake, betake, Blake, brake, break, cake, crake, drake, fake, flake, forsake, hake, Jake, lake, make, mistake, opaque, partake, quake, rake, sake, shake, sheikh, slake, snake, splake, stake, steak, strake, take, undertake, wake, wideawake
•bellyache • clambake • headache
•backache • pancake • teacake
•seedcake • beefcake • cheesecake
•fishcake • johnnycake • tipsy cake
•rock cake • shortcake • oatcake
•oilcake • fruitcake • cupcake
•pat-a-cake • cornflake • snowflake
•rattlesnake • handbrake • mandrake
•heartbreak • airbrake • daybreak
•jailbreak • canebrake • windbreak
•tiebreak • corncrake • outbreak
•footbrake • muckrake • earache
•firebreak • namesake • keepsake
•handshake • milkshake • heartache
•beefsteak • sweepstake • stocktake
•out-take • uptake • grubstake
•wapentake • toothache • seaquake
•kittiwake • moonquake • earthquake
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"fake." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "fake." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-fake.html "fake." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-fake.html |
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