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belie
[ bih-lahy ]
/ bɪˈlaɪ /
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verb (used with object), be·lied, be·ly·ing.
to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice.
to misrepresent: The newspaper belied the facts.
to act unworthily according to the standards of (a tradition, one's ancestry, one's faith, etc.).
Archaic. to lie about; slander.
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Origin of belie
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1, 2. See misrepresent.
OTHER WORDS FROM belie
be·li·er, nounWords nearby belie
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British Dictionary definitions for belie
belie
/ (bɪˈlaɪ) /
verb -lies, -lying or -lied (tr)
to show to be untrue; contradict
to misrepresent; disguise the nature ofthe report belied the real extent of the damage
to fail to justify; disappoint
Derived forms of belie
belier, nounWord Origin for belie
Old English belēogan; related to Old Frisian biliuga, Old High German biliugan; see be-, lie 1
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