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was belying
  • past progressive of belie.

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In the curtailment of their movements and the absence of normal means of communication their life at Villa Beau-s�jour was belying its name.

From Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement by Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir