3. To manipulate fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is; as, to fake a bulldog, by burning his upper lip and thus artificially shortening it.
FAKE
Fake, n.
Defn: A trick; a swindle. [Slang]
FAKER
Fak"er, n. [Often erroneously written fakir.]
Defn: One who fakes something, as a thief, a peddler of petty things, a workman who dresses things up, etc. [Slang]
FAKIR
Fa"kir, n. Etym: [Ar. faqir poor.]
Defn: An Oriental religious ascetic or begging monk. [Written also faquir anf fakeer.]
FALANAKA
Fa"la*na"ka, n. Etym: [Native name.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A viverrine mammal of Madagascar (Eupleres Goudotii), allied to the civet; — called also Falanouc.
FALCADE Fal*cade" (fâl*kad"), n. Etym: [F., ultimately fr. L. falx, falcis, a sickle or scythe.] (Man.)