Thesaurus: belie

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1. n. To show to be false; to convict of, or charge with, falsehood.
2. n. To give a false representation or account of.
3. n. To tell lie about; to calumniate; to slander.
4. n. To mimic; to counterfeit.
5. n. To fill with lies.
6. v. be in contradiction with
7. v. represent falsely
8. 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.
9. v:100 v be in contradiction with v represent falsely