Belie

Definition of Belie

Be`lie´

v. t.	1.	To show to be false; to convict of, or charge with, falsehood. [imp. & p. p. Belied ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Belying ( ).] 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.
	5.	To fill with lies.

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