Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
FAKE
I. transitive verb (faked; faking)
Etymology: Middle English
Date: 15th century
to coil in fakes,
II. noun
Date: 1627
one loop of a coil (as of ship's rope or a fire hose) coiled free for running,
III. adjective
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1775
counterfeit , sham ,
IV. noun
Date: 1827
one that is not what it purports to be: as, a worthless imitation passed off as genuine, impostor , charlatan , a simulated movement in a sports contest (as a pretended kick, pass, or jump or a quick movement in one direction before going in another) designed to deceive an opponent, a device or apparatus used by a magician to achieve the illusion of magic in a trick, see: imposture
V. verb (faked; faking)
Date: 1851
transitive verb to alter, manipulate, or treat so as to give a spuriously genuine appearance to ; doctor , counterfeit , simulate , concoct , to deceive (an opponent) in a sports contest by means of a fake, improvise , ad-lib , intransitive verb to engage in faking something ; pretend , to give a fake to an opponent, faker noun fakery noun