Meaning of BELIE
| Pronunciation: | | bi'lI
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- [v] represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"
- [v] be in contradiction with
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| | Synonyms: | | contradict, misrepresent, negate |
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| | See Also: | | affect, color, colour, depart, deviate, dissemble, distort, diverge, falsify, feign, garble, pretend, represent, sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sham, vary, warp | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Be*lie"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Belying}.] [OE. bilien, bili?en, AS. bele['o]gan; pref. be-
+ le['o]gan 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.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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, deflate, deny, disaffirm, disallow, disavow, disclaim, disconfirm, discredit, disguise, disown, disprove, dispute, distort, dress up, embellish, embroider, exaggerate, explode, expose, falsify, forswear, fudge, gainsay, garble, gild, gloss, gloss over, hide, impugn, invalidate, join issue upon, mask, miscite, miscolor, misquote, misreport, misrepresent, misstate, misteach, negate, negative, not accept, not admit, nullify, oppose, oppugn, overdraw, overstate, parody, pervert, prove the contrary, puncture, rebut, recant, refuse to admit, refute, reject, renounce, repudiate, retract, revoke, show up, slant, strain, take back, take issue with, titivate, traverse, travesty, trick out, twist, undercut, understate, varnish, warp, whitewash, wrench |
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