belies

[ bih-lahyz ]

verb

1. 3rd person singular present indicative of belie ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of belies¹

belie ( def ) + -s ²( def )

Example Sentences

The story is simple and one that belies the intensity of the conflict.

From The Daily Beast

And it belies the idea of the writer as a placeless member of the Society of the Imagination.

From The Daily Beast

However, an insidious form of segregation, happening within the educational system, belies this simplistic view.

From The Daily Beast

Plus, the melodrama belies the heavy moralizing that guides each Madea film.

From The Daily Beast

But the message belies the squalid reality of Sri Lanka under his rule.

From The Daily Beast

A more intimate acquaintance with their manner belies this reputation.

From Project Gutenberg

Meaning that although a person takes plenty of food and nourishment, his appearance belies it.

From Project Gutenberg

But science says that no man is really dead who still retains his consciousness, by which statement science belies its name.

From Project Gutenberg

But there are many whom a suspicion of the dilettante in such an exterior belies, and Narcissus was one of them.

From Project Gutenberg

The man whose outer life belies the inner is an enforced suicide.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• distort
• gloss over
• mislead
• misstate