belie
verb (used with object)
to show to be false; contradict.
have belied
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present perfectof belie.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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The Leicester Tigers lock has won 10 caps and is still in the relative infancy of his Test career, but his performances for England have belied his 22 years.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2024
To an undiscerning eye, the style may have belied his genius.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 21, 2017
Such reactions have belied predictions six years ago that the federal Superfund designation would turn the area into a development dead zone.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 21, 2016
But these last few, flailing weeks have belied a campaign that for months followed its initial strategy to the letter.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2016
Fifteen months more have been added since I uttered that sentiment; and I call upon you and all other right-minded men to say whether that fifteen months have belied or corroborated my words.
From The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 5: 1858-1862 by Abraham Lincoln
