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contrefaire

/kɔ̃.tʁə.fɛʁ/

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verb/kɔ̃.tʁə.fɛʁ/

to forge, counterfeit; to imitate, mimic; to disguise; to deform, disfigure

Inherited from Old French contrefaire, from Late Latin *contrāfaciō, corresponding to contrā (“against”) + faciō (“to make”). By surface analysis, contre- + faire.