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Definitions for Belie

[1] to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice.
[2] to misrepresent: The newspaper belied the facts.
[3] to act unworthily according to the standards of (a tradition, one's ancestry, one's faith, etc.).
[4] Archaic . to lie about; slander.
[5] to show to be untrue; contradict
[6] to misrepresent; disguise the nature of the report belied the real extent of the damage
[7] to fail to justify; disappoint

Words related to Belie

negate, contradict, repudiate, mislead, misstate, distort, contravene, deny, disagree, negative, explode, controvert, oppose, confute, gainsay, pervert, hide, disguise, color, warp

Words nearby Belie

belgorod-dnestrovsky, belgrade, belgrano, belgravia, belial, belie, belief, believe, believe it or not, believe one's ears, believing

Origin of Belie

before 1000; Middle English belyen, Old English belēogan. See be-, lie1

Other words from Belie

be·li·er , noun
un·be·lied , adjective

Word origin for Belie

Old English belēogan ; related to Old Frisian biliuga , Old High German biliugan ; see be- , lie 1

Synonyms for Belie

contradict, negate, repudiate, confute, contravene, controvert, deny, disagree, explode, gainsay, negative, oppose, disaffirm