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belie (verb)

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  • belie — ► VERB (belying) 1) fail to give a true idea of. 2) show to be untrue or unjustified. ORIGIN Old English, «deceive by lying» …   English terms dictionary

  • belie — verb Belie is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑exterior Belie is used with these nouns as the object: ↑nature …   Collocations dictionary

  • belie — (v.) O.E. beleogan to deceive by lies, from BE (Cf. be ) + LIE (Cf. lie) (v.1) to lie, tell lies. Current sense of to contradict as a lie is first recorded 1640s. The other verb lie once also had a formation like this, from O.E. belicgan, which… …   Etymology dictionary

  • belie — verb (belies, belying, belied) 1》 fail to give a true notion of. 2》 fail to justify (a claim or expectation). Origin OE belēogan deceive by lying , from be + lēogan to lie …   English new terms dictionary

  • belie — verb (T) formal 1 to give someone a false idea about something: Her pleasant manner belied her true character. 2 to show that your words, hopes etc are false or mistaken: Two large tears belied Rosalie s brave words …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • belie — verb his eyes belied his words Syn: contradict, be at odds with, call into question, show/prove to be false, disprove, debunk, discredit, controvert, negate; formal confute Ant: testify to, reveal …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • belie — [[t]bɪla͟ɪ[/t]] belies, belying, belied 1) VERB If one thing belies another, it hides the true situation and so creates a false idea or image of someone or something. [V n] Her looks belie her 50 years. 2) VERB If one thing belies another, it… …   English dictionary

  • belie — UK [bɪˈlaɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms belie : present tense I/you/we/they belie he/she/it belies present participle belying past tense belied past participle belied formal 1) to make someone or something appear to be different from how… …   English dictionary

  • belie — be|lie [ bı laı ] verb transitive VERY FORMAL to make someone or something appear to be different from how they really are: Mr. Kim s black hair belied his age. a. to seem to show that a promise, hope, statement, etc. is not true: The recent… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • belie — /bəˈlaɪ / (say buh luy), /bi / (say bee ) verb (t) (belied, belying) 1. to misrepresent: her face belied her thoughts. 2. to show to be false: his trembling belied his calm words. 3. to prove false to; fail to justify: to belie one s faith. 4. to …  

  • belie — transitive verb ( lied; lying) Date: before 12th century 1. a. to give a false impression of b. to present an appearance not in agreement with 2. a. to show (something) to be false or wrong b …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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