Belie : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Belie	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Belie
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
belie v be in contradiction with [syn: contradict, belie, negate] represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions" Synonym(s): misrepresent, belie
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Belie \Belie"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Belying}.] [OE. bilien, bili[?]en, AS. bele[a2]gan; pref. be- + le[a2]gan to lie. See {Lie}, n.] 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.] [bd]The breath of slander doth belie all corners of the world.[b8] --Shak.