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View usage for: (bɪlaɪ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense belies, present participle belying, past tense, past participle belied1. verbIf one thing belies another, it hides the true situation and so creates a false idea or image of someone or something. His youthful face belies his 80 years. [VERB noun] Synonyms: misrepresent, disguise, conceal, distort More Synonyms of belie 2. verbIf one thing belies another, it proves that the other thing is not true or genuine. The facts of the situation belie his testimony. [VERB noun] Synonyms: disprove, deny, expose, discredit More Synonyms of belie (bɪˈlaɪ) verbWord forms: -lies, -lying or -lied (transitive)1. to show to be untrue; contradict 2. to misrepresent; disguise the nature of the report belied the real extent of the damage 3. to fail to justify; disappoint Derived forms belier (beˈlier) noun Word origin Old English belēogan; related to Old Frisian biliuga, Old High German biliugan; see be-, lie1belie in American English (biˈlaɪ; bɪˈlaɪ) verb transitiveWord forms: beˈlied or beˈlying1. Archaic to tell lies about 2. to give a false idea of; disguise or misrepresent his smile belies his anger 3. to leave unfulfilled; disappoint war belied hopes for peace 4. to show to be untrue; prove false her cruelty belied her kind words Derived forms belier (beˈlier) noun Word origin ME bilien < OE beleogan, to deceive by lying < be-, be- + leogan, lie 2Examples of 'belie' in a sentencebelie British English: belie VERB If one thing belies another, it hides the true situation and so creates a false idea or image of someone or something. Her looks belie her 50 years. - American English: belie
- Brazilian Portuguese: contradizer
- Chinese: 掩饰
- European Spanish: contradecir
- French: tromper sur
- German: Lügen strafen
- Italian: smentire
- Japanese: 誤った印象を与える
- Korean: ~와 딴판이다
- European Portuguese: contradizer
- Latin American Spanish: contradecir
Definition to misrepresent Her serious expression belies her good humour. Synonyms disguise gloss over airbrush Definition to show to be untrue The facts of the situation belie his testimony. Synonyms expose give the lie to make a nonsense of prove false blow out of the water (slang) controvert confute Additional synonymsDefinition to cover and hide The device, concealed in a dustbin, was defused by police. Synonyms hide, bury, stash (informal), secrete, cover, screen, disguise, obscure, camouflageDefinition (of a fact or statement) to suggest that (another fact or statement) is wrong We knew she was wrong, but nobody liked to contradict her.His comments contradict remarks he made earlier that day. Synonyms dispute, deny, challenge, belie, fly in the face of, make a nonsense of, gainsay (archaic, literary), be at variance with Definition to declare (a statement) to be untrue She denied the accusations. Synonyms contradict, oppose, counter, disagree with, rebuff, negate, rebut, refute, gainsay (archaic, literary) |