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Synonyms
be·lie (bĭ-lī́)

[Middle English bilien, from Old English belēogan, to deceive with lies.]

transitive verb: -lied, -ly·ing, -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.

derivatives

be·líer
noun