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give the lie to

give the lie to
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [giv stressed th ee lahy too]
    • /gɪv stressed ði laɪ tu/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [giv stressed th ee lahy too]
    • /gɪv stressed ði laɪ tu/

Definitions of give the lie to words

  • noun give the lie to a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth. 1
  • noun give the lie to something intended or serving to convey a false impression; imposture: His flashy car was a lie that deceived no one. 1
  • noun give the lie to an inaccurate or false statement; a falsehood. 1
  • noun give the lie to the charge or accusation of telling a lie: He flung the lie back at his accusers. 1
  • verb without object give the lie to to speak falsely or utter untruth knowingly, as with intent to deceive. Synonyms: prevaricate, fib. 1
  • verb without object give the lie to to express what is false; convey a false impression. 1
See all 15 definitions of give the lie to

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Origin of give the lie to

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English lyge; cognate with German Lüge, Old Norse lygi; akin to Gothic liugn; (verb) Middle English lien, Old English lēogan (intransitive); cognate with German lügen, Old Norse ljūga, Gothic liugan

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Parts of speech for Give the lie to

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Give the lie to

give the lie to popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for give the lie to

verb give the lie to

  • mislead — to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
  • misstate — to state wrongly or misleadingly; make a wrong statement about.
  • distort — to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed: Arthritis had distorted his fingers.
  • pervert — to affect with perversion.
  • hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
All 52 Synonyms of give the lie to

Antonyms for give the lie to

verb give the lie to

  • straighten — make straight
  • disclose — to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
  • divulge — to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown).
  • uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
  • unmask — to strip a mask or disguise from.
All 33 Antonyms of give the lie to

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