be-lied
verb (used with object), be·lied, be·ly·ing.
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.
Related forms
be·li·er, noun
un·be·lied, adjective
Antonyms
1. prove, verify, support.
1. prove, verify, support.
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belie (bɪˈlaɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , -lies, -lying, -lied | |
| 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 |
| [Old English belēogan; related to Old Frisian biliuga, Old High German biliugan; see | |
| be'lier | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
belie
O.E. beleogan "to deceive by lies," from be- + 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 meant "to encompass, beleaguer,"
and in M.E. was a euphemism for "to have sex with" (i.e. "to lie with carnally").
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