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Thesaurus: give lie to

give lie to (third-person singular simple present gives lie to, present participle giving lie to, simple past gave lie to, past participle given lie to) To contradict or show to be false.

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  1. give lie to (third-person singular simple present gives lie to, present participle giving lie to, simple past gave lie to, past participle given lie to) To contradict or show to be false.