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Belie
Pronunciation : Be*lie"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. bilien, bili, AS. bele?gan; pref. be- + le?gan to lie. See Lie, n.]
Definition : 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. [Obs.] Dryden.
5. To fill with lies. [Obs.] "The breath of slander doth belie all corners of the world." Shak.
t. [imp. & p. p. Belied; p. pr. & vb. n. Belying.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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