belie


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be·lie

 (bĭ-lī′)
tr.v.be·lied,be·ly·ing,be·lies
1. To give a false representation to; misrepresent:"He spoke roughly in order to belie his air of gentility"(James Joyce).
2. To show to be false; contradict:Their laughter belied their outward grief.

[Middle Englishbilien, from Old Englishbelēogan,to deceive with lies; seeleugh- inIndo-European roots.]

be·li′er n.
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belie

(bɪˈlaɪ)
vb (tr) ,-lies,-lyingor-lied
1.to show to be untrue; contradict
2.to misrepresent; disguise the nature of:the report belied the real extent of the damage.
3.to fail to justify; disappoint
[Old Englishbelēogan; related to Old Frisianbiliuga, Old High Germanbiliugan; see be-, lie1]
beˈliern
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

be•lie

(bɪˈlaɪ)

v.t.-lied, -ly•ing.
1. to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice.
2. to give a false impression of; misrepresent.
3. to be false to or disappoint: to belie one's faith.
[before 1000; Middle English; Old Englishbelēogan. Seebe-,lie1]
be•li′er,n.
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belie


Past participle:belied
Gerund:belying

Imperative
belie
belie
Present
I belie
you belie
he/she/it belies
we belie
you belie
they belie
Preterite
I belied
you belied
he/she/it belied
we belied
you belied
they belied
Present Continuous
I am belying
you are belying
he/she/it is belying
we are belying
you are belying
they are belying
Present Perfect
I have belied
you have belied
he/she/it has belied
we have belied
you have belied
they have belied
Past Continuous
I was belying
you were belying
he/she/it was belying
we were belying
you were belying
they were belying
Past Perfect
I had belied
you had belied
he/she/it had belied
we had belied
you had belied
they had belied
Future
I will belie
you will belie
he/she/it will belie
we will belie
you will belie
they will belie
Future Perfect
I will have belied
you will have belied
he/she/it will have belied
we will have belied
you will have belied
they will have belied
Future Continuous
I will be belying
you will be belying
he/she/it will be belying
we will be belying
you will be belying
they will be belying
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been belying
you have been belying
he/she/it has been belying
we have been belying
you have been belying
they have been belying
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been belying
you will have been belying
he/she/it will have been belying
we will have been belying
you will have been belying
they will have been belying
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been belying
you had been belying
he/she/it had been belying
we had been belying
you had been belying
they had been belying
Conditional
I would belie
you would belie
he/she/it would belie
we would belie
you would belie
they would belie
Past Conditional
I would have belied
you would have belied
he/she/it would have belied
we would have belied
you would have belied
they would have belied
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.belie - be in contradiction with
depart,deviate,vary,diverge - be at variance with; be out of line with
2.belie - represent falselybelie - represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"
sentimentalize,sentimentalise - look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment; "Don't sentimentalize the past events"
distort,falsify,garble,warp - make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
dissemble,feign,pretend,sham,affect - make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
represent - serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

belie

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

belie

verb
1.To give an inaccurate view of by representing falsely or misleadingly:
Idiom:give a false coloring to.
2.To prove or show to be false:
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Translations
يعطي فكرة يُعْطي فِكْرَةُ خاطِئَةً عن
být v rozporuklamatpopírat
skjuletilsløre
meghazudtol
gefa ranga hugmynd
neparodytislėpti
radīt nepatiesu priekšstaturunāt pretī
yalancı çıkarmakyanlış izlenim bırakmak

belie

[bɪˈlaɪ]VT (=fail to justify) [+hopes etc] →defraudar; (=prove false) [+words] →contradecir,desmentir
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

belie

[bɪˈlaɪ]vt
(=disprove) →démentir
(=give false impression of) →tromper sur
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

belie

vt
(= prove false)words, proverbLügenstrafen,widerlegen
(= give false impression of)hinwegtäuschen über(+acc)
(= fail to justify)hopesenttäuschen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

belie

[bɪˈlaɪ]vt (prove false) →smentire; (give false impression of) →nascondere
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

belie

(biˈlai)present participlebeˈlying:past participlebeˈlied verb
to give a false idea or impression of (something).His innocent face belies his cunning. loënstraf, weerspreek يعطي فكرة يُعْطي فِكْرَةُ خاطِئَةً عن давам невярна представа за desmentir popírat, klamat, být v rozporuwidersprechen tilsløre; skjuleκρύβω,διαψεύδωesconder;desmentir peitma برعکس چیزی را نشان دادن؛ پوشانیدن antaa väärä kuvadémentir לְהַסווֹת झूठा करना obmanuti meghazudtol mengecoh, mengingkari gefa ranga hugmyndsmentire 偽りを示す ...을 거짓[잘못] 전하다 slėpti (tikrą padėtį), neparodyti radīt nepatiesu priekšstatu; runāt pretī tidak menampakkan een verkeerde voorstelling geven vanmotsi,stå i motsetning til zadawać kłam, maskować غلط ثابتول، خیانت کول desmentir a dezminţi давать неверное представление odporovať (čomu), byť v rozpore s postaviti na laž prikrivati motsäga, strida mot, bedra ทำให้เชื่อหรือเข้าใจผิด yanlış izlenim bırakmak, yalancı çıkarmak 掩飾 давати невірну уяву کے متعلق غلط خیال پیدا کرنا làm cho nhầm给人以...的假象
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