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- pronunciation:
- b
laI
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
belies, belying, belied |
| definition 1: |
to give a false impression of.
His youthful appearance belies his age.- synonyms:
- misrepresent
- antonyms:
- bespeak, reveal
- similar words:
- betray, camouflage, conceal, disguise, exaggerate, falsify, mask, understate
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| definition 2: |
to reveal the falseness of; contradict.
He makes moving speeches, but his actions belie his words.- synonyms:
- contradict, disprove, refute
- antonyms:
- attest
- similar words:
- controvert, deny, gainsay, negate, repudiate
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| related words: |
refute |
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| derivation: |
belier (n.) |
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