ALL meanings of belie
be·lie
B b - verb belie If one thing belies another, it hides the true situation and so creates a false idea or image of someone or something. 3
- verb belie If one thing belies another, it proves that the other thing is not true or genuine. 3
- verb belie to show to be untrue; contradict 3
- verb belie to misrepresent; disguise the nature of 3
- verb belie to fail to justify; disappoint 3
- verb transitive belie to tell lies about 3
- verb transitive belie to give a false idea of; disguise or misrepresent 3
- verb transitive belie to leave unfulfilled; disappoint 3
- verb transitive belie to show to be untrue; prove false 3
- verb with object belie to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice. 1
- verb with object belie to misrepresent: The newspaper belied the facts. 1
- verb with object belie to act unworthily according to the standards of (a tradition, one's ancestry, one's faith, etc.). 1
- verb with object belie Archaic. to lie about; slander. 1
- transitive verb belie contradict 1
- transitive verb belie give a false impression of 1
- verb belie (Transitive Verb) OBS To lie around; encompass. 0
- verb belie (Transitive Verb) OBS (of an army) To surround; beleaguer. 0
- verb belie (Transitive Verb) To tell lies about; to slander. 0
- verb belie (Transitive Verb) To give a false representation of, to misrepresent. 0
- verb belie (Transitive Verb) To contradict, to show (something) to be false. 0
- verb belie (Transitive Verb) (perhaps nonstandard) To be shown false by contradicting (something) that is true; to conceal the contradictory or ironic presence of (something). 0
- verb belie (Transitive Verb) (perhaps nonstandard) To show, evince, demonstrate: to show (something) to be present, particularly something deemed contradictory or ironic. 0
- verb belie (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To mimic; to counterfeit. 0
- verb belie (Transitive Verb) OBS To fill with lies. 0