BELYING

BELIE

misrepresent, belie

(verb) represent falsely; “This statement misrepresents my intentions”

contradict, belie, negate

(verb) be in contradiction with

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

belying

present participle of belie

Anagrams

• Bingley, beingly

Source: Wiktionary


BELIE

Be*lie", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belied; p. pr. & vb. n. Belying.] Etym: [OE. bilien, bili, AS. beleógan; pref. be- + leógan to lie. See Lie, n.]

1. To show to be false; to convict of, or charge with, falsehood. Their trembling hearts belie their boastful tongues. Dryden.

2. To give a false representation or account of. Should I do so, I should belie my thoughts. Shak.

3. To tell lie about; to calumniate; to slander. Thou dost belie him, Percy, thou dost belie him. Shak.

4. To mimic; to counterfeit. [Obs.] Dryden.

5. To fill with lies. [Obs.] "The breath of slander doth belie all corners of the world." Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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