Etymology

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Borrowed from English counterfeitFrench contrefaireItalian contraffareSpanish contrahacer, with the latter part based on Latin factus (compare obsolete French contrefaction). Equivalent to kontre- + facar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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kontrafaktar (present kontrafaktas, past kontrafaktis, future kontrafaktos, conditional kontrafaktus, imperative kontrafaktez)

  1. (transitive) to counterfeit (money)
  2. (transitive) to forge (a signature)
  3. (transitive) to make bootleg products

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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