Definition

1. Verb:
   • To forge / to counterfeit: To illegally make a copy of something, especially a document or signature, with the intent to deceive or defraud.
   • To falsify: To alter or manipulate information, such as a record or document, so that it is untrue.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hắn bị bắt vì mạo chữ ký của giám đốc. (He was arrested for forging the director's signature.)
  • Tài liệu này đã bị mạo. (This document has been falsified.)
  • Mạo chứng từ là một tội nghiêm trọng. (Counterfeiting a certificate is a serious crime.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb "mạo" is almost exclusively used in formal or legal contexts related to fraud and deception. It is not used for casual imitation or copying.

Variants and Related Words

• Mạo nhận (v): To falsely claim or impersonate.

  • Kẻ lừa đảo mạo nhận là nhân viên ngân hàng. (The scammer falsely claimed to be a bank employee.)

• Giả mạo (adj, v): Counterfeit, fake; to counterfeit. (This is a more common compound form).

  • Hộ chiếu giả mạo (a counterfeit passport).

Synonyms

• To forge: To make a fraudulent imitation.
• To counterfeit: To make an illegal copy.
• To falsify: To make false by altering.

Related Idioms

• : To assume a false identity; to impersonate.
  • Công ty cảnh báo về các cuộc gọi mạo danh nhân viên của họ. (The company warned about calls impersonating their employees.)