Definition

Verb: * To fabricate, to forge, to counterfeit: The act of intentionally creating something false, such as a story, evidence, or an object, with the purpose of deceiving others. It implies a deliberate and dishonest creation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hắn đã ngụy tạo chữ ký trên hợp đồng. (He forged the signature on the contract.)
  • Cảnh sát phát hiện những bằng chứng bị ngụy tạo tại hiện trường. (The police discovered evidence that had been fabricated at the scene.)
  • Câu chuyện đó hoàn toàn bị ngụy tạo để làm hại anh ta. (That story was completely fabricated to harm him.)

Advanced Usage

• "sự ngụy tạo" (noun): The act or result of fabricating; fabrication, forgery.
  • Sự ngụy tạo tài liệu là một tội nghiêm trọng. (Document forgery is a serious crime.)
• "bị ngụy tạo" (passive voice): To be fabricated, to be forged.
  • Những lời buộc tội dựa trên thông tin bị ngụy tạo. (The accusations are based on fabricated information.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ngụy biện (verb): To argue fallaciously; to use sophistry. (Note: This is a different word meaning "to argue falsely" rather than "to create something false".)
• Giả mạo (verb): To counterfeit, to fake. Often used interchangeably with "ngụy tạo" but can be more general for objects.
• Bịa đặt (verb): To make up, to invent (a story, lie). Focuses more on verbal/written falsehoods.

Synonyms

• Làm giả: To fake, to counterfeit.
• Bịa chuyện: To make up a story.
• Tạo dựng sai sự thật: To construct a falsehood.

Related Phrases / Idioms

• Ngụy tạo hồ sơ: To forge/fabricate records/documents.
• Ngụy tạo chứng cứ: To fabricate evidence.
• Ngụy tạo lịch sử: To falsify history.

1. Counterfeit, made up