falsificación

/falsifikaˈθjon/ · B2 · noun · f

counterfeiting, forgery

💵🖋️ falsific-ación = false + -ific (make) + -ación: the act of making false

Falsificación breaks into falsi- (false), -fic- (from Latin facere, to make) and -ación (the act of). So it is literally the act of making something false. Compare English falsify and falsification.

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