1. to change or present false information in order to deceive
2. to prove something to be false or incorrect
Usage: formal; scientific contexts

Examples

• The accountant was caught trying to falsify the company’s financial records.
• She falsified her resume by claiming she had a college degree.
• The scientist’s experiment falsified the popular theory about plant growth.
• It’s illegal to falsify documents when applying for a passport.
• The new evidence falsified their original hypothesis.
• He was arrested for falsifying his tax returns.
• The research data falsified the widely accepted belief about the treatment’s effectiveness.