Definition

1. Verb:
   • To forge: To illegally make or alter a document, signature, or work of art with the intent to deceive or defraud.
   • To falsify: To change or manipulate information, records, or evidence so that it is no longer true or genuine.
   • To fake: To create something that is not real or authentic, with the purpose of tricking someone.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Bọn tội phạm đã giả mạo hộ chiếu. (The criminals forged passports.)
  • Không được giả mạo số liệu trong báo cáo. (You must not falsify data in the report.)
  • Hắn ta bị bắt vì giả mạo giấy tờ. (He was arrested for faking documents.)

Advanced Usage

• "giả mạo danh tính": to commit identity fraud; to impersonate.
  • Tội giả mạo danh tính ngày càng phổ biến trên mạng. (Identity fraud is becoming increasingly common online.)

Variants and Related Words

• Làm giả (v): to counterfeit, to make a fake copy (often of products, money).

  • Cơ quan chức năng thu giữ nhiều hàng làm giả. (The authorities seized many counterfeit goods.)

• Gian lận (v/n): to commit fraud; fraud (a broader term for deceptive practices).

  • Công ty đó bị điều tra vì gian lận tài chính. (That company is under investigation for financial fraud.)

Synonyms

• To forge: (for documents, signatures).
• To falsify: (for data, records).
• To counterfeit: (for money, branded goods).
• To fabricate: (for evidence, stories).

Related Idioms

• Giả mạo giấy tờ: a common phrase meaning "to forge documents/falsify papers."
  • Hành vi giả mạo giấy tờ sẽ bị xử lý hình sự. (The act of forging documents will be criminally prosecuted.)

verb

1. to falsify; to forge; to fake
   • giả mạo chữ ký
     to forge a signature