belie
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belied, past participle; belies, 3rd person singular present; belying, present participle; belied, past tense;
/biˈlī/,
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belied, past participle; belies, 3rd person singular present; belying, present participle; belied, past tense;
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(of an appearance) Fail to give a true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict
- - his lively alert manner belied his years
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Fail to fulfill or justify (a claim or expectation); betray
- - the notebooks belie Darwin's later recollection
Web Definitions:
- contradict: be in contradiction with
- misrepresent: represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"
- To lie around; encompass; (of an army) To surround; beleaguer
- (belied) Disproved, proved to be false
- (Bel'-ie) A term sometimes used for gules. (Universal Dict.)