What does "belie" mean?
Belie: To give a false representation or account of. Should I do so, I should belie my thoughts. Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.To tell lie about; to calumniate; to slander. Thou dost belie him, Percy, thou dost belie him. Shak.
- 3.To mimic; to counterfeit. [Obs.] Dryden.
- 4.To fill with lies. [Obs.] "The breath of slander doth belie all corners of the world." Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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