belie Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb be in contradiction with
    negate; contradict.
  2. verb represent falsely
    misrepresent.
    • This statement misrepresents my intentions

WordNet

Be*lie" transitive verb
Etymology
OE. bilien, bilien, AS. beleógan; pref. be- + leógan to lie. See Lie, n.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Belied present participle & verbal noun Belying
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913