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Definition of Belie
1. Verb. Be in contradiction with.
Generic synonyms: Depart, Deviate, Diverge, Vary
Derivative terms: Contradictory, Contradictory, Contradictory, Contradictory, Negation
2. Verb. Represent falsely. "This statement misrepresents my intentions"
Specialized synonyms: Sentimentalise, Sentimentalize, Distort, Falsify, Garble, Warp, Affect, Dissemble, Feign, Pretend, Sham
Generic synonyms: Represent
Derivative terms: Misrepresentation
Definition of Belie
1. v. t. To show to be false; to convict of, or charge with, falsehood.
Definition of Belie
1. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To lie around; encompass. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) (context: of an army) To surround; beleaguer. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To tell lies about; to slander. (defdate from 13th c.) ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To give a false representation of, to misrepresent. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To contradict, to show (something) to be false. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Belie
1. to misrepresent [v BELIED, BELYING, BELIES] - See also: misrepresent
Medical Definition of Belie
1. 1. To show to be false; to convict of, or charge with, falsehood. "Their trembling hearts belie their boastful tongues." (Dryden) 2. To give a false representation or account of. "Should I do so, I should belie my thoughts." (Shak) 3. To tell lie about; to calumniate; to slander. "Thou dost belie him, Percy, thou dost belie him." (Shak) 4. To mimic; to counterfeit. 5. To fill with lies. "The breath of slander doth belie all corners of the world." Origin: OE. Bilien, bilien, AS. Beleogan; pref. Be- + leogan to lie. See Lie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Belie
Literary usage of Belie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1877)
"I hope that I bave shown you (ar.d jour attention makes that hope a belie') that
this new field oí inve stigation is one possessing great interest arid ..."
2. The Mercersburg Review by Alumni Association, Pa.) Marshall College (Mercersburg (1852)
"After having, the belie/ in virtues of I he cold bath so zealously pressed into
our creed, and. being assured that the height of physical felicity was the ..."
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