In Old English, belie meant "to deceive by lying," but in time, it came to mean "to tell lies about," taking on a sense similar to that of the modern word slander. Eventually, its meaning softened, …

BELIE definition: 1. to show something to be false, or to hide something such as an emotion: 2. to show something to…. Learn more.

Her first belied statement was that the witnesses would agree. the simple past tense and past participle of belie ( def ). The humanity he showed belied the popular, trendy and handsome …

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 English belēogan. See be -, lie 1] be•li′er, n.

Synonyms for BELIED: misrepresented, obscured, concealed, hid, contradicted, masked, disguised, distorted; Antonyms of BELIED: represented, revealed, demonstrated, betrayed, exhibited, discovered, exposed, disclosed

To belie means to contradict. If you are 93 but look like you are 53, then your young looks belie your age. We get belie from the Old English beleogan, which meant "to deceive by lying." It …

His image of simplicity belied a most agile political brain. This belies the true image: he was short with red hair. transitive verb: (= disprove) démentir; (= give false impression of) tromper sur [...] …

BELIE meaning: 1. to show something to be false, or to hide something such as an emotion: 2. to show something to…. Learn more.

What does the adjective belied mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective belied . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Definition of belie verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.