1. (

• falsify ,
• distort ,
• garble ,
• warp

) make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story ;

2. (

• fudge ,
• manipulate ,
• fake ,
• falsify ,
• cook ,
• wangle ,
• misrepresent

) tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" ;

3. (

• falsify

) prove false; "Falsify a claim" ;

4. (

• falsify

) falsify knowingly; "She falsified the records" ;

5. (

• interpolate ,
• alter ,
• falsify ,

) insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby ;