belies

be·lie

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Definitions of belies word

verb with object belies to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice. 1
verb with object belies to misrepresent: The newspaper belied the facts. 1
verb with object belies to act unworthily according to the standards of (a tradition, one's ancestry, one's faith, etc.). 1
verb with object belies Archaic. to lie about; slander. 1
verb belies third-person singular simple present indicative form of belie. 0

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English belyen, Old English belēogan. See be-, lie1

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exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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