belie
verb (used with object)
to show to be false; contradict.
has belied
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present perfectof belie (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Chloe Kelly has plenty to keep her busy - but the conviction she shows on the pitch and in front of the camera has belied trickier times behind the scenes.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
A huge team hug at the end of that 30-minute assembly has belied a week of dominant play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2022
The ceaseless West Wing backbiting that captures headlines has belied the reality of working there, which is that aides form tight cliques and burrow into those friendships to endure the chaos of the work environment.
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2018
Still strikingly slender, he walks with a full, healthy stride around the garage that has belied the physical anguish from a 35-year career riddled with injuries.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 30, 2017
Duke de Chartres was a young Prince of great promise, as young Princes often are; which promise unfortunately has belied itself.
From The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle
