Belie
11belie — 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… …
12belie — be•lie [[t]bɪˈlaɪ[/t]] v. t. lied, ly•ing. 1) to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice[/ex] 2) to give a false impression of; misrepresent 3) to be false to or disappoint: to belie one s faith[/ex] • Etymology:… …
13belie — /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 …
14belie — 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 …
15belie — belier, n. /bi luy /, v.t., belied, belying. 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 …
16belie — Synonyms and related words: abjure, assert the contrary, be contrary to, blow sky high, blow up, burlesque, call into question, camouflage, caricature, challenge, color, conceal, contest, contradict, contravene, controvert, counter, cross,… …
17bélie — lobélie …
18belie — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To mislead] Syn. give the lie to, misrepresent, disguise; see disguise , mislead . 2. [To contradict] Syn. prove false, repudiate, gainsay; see deny , refute . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. misrepresent, disguise, falsify …
19belie — be|lie [bıˈlaı] v past tense and past participle belied present participle belying [T] 1.) to give someone a false idea about something ▪ Her pleasant manner belied her true character. 2.) to show that something cannot be true or real ▪ His… …
20belie — v. a. O. and N. 837 …
