fake a false or misleading appearance

7/21/2019 FAKE a False or Misleading Appearance

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FAKE a false or misleading appearance; fraudulent.n.1. One that is not authentic or genuine; a sham.2. Sports A brief feint or aborted change of direction intended to misleadone's opponent or the opposing team.

v. faked, fak·ing, fakesv.tr.1. To contrive and present as genuine; counterfeit: fake a signature.2. To simulate; feign: faked his death so his wife would collect insurancemoney.3. Music  To improvise a passage!.4. Sports To deceive an opponent! "ith a fa#e. Often used "ith out.v.intr.1. To engage in feigning, simulation, or other deceptive activit$.2. Sports To perform a fa#e.

%From earlier slang, to do, rob, tamper with, from earlier feak, to beat  and

feague, to beat, set moving, cause (a horse) to hold its tail high by

artificial means, fake as in feager, one using false documents!, perhaps

from &erman fegen, to sweep, move briskly, torment , or utch vegen, to

sweep.(