The meaning of BELIE is to give a false impression of. How to use belie in a sentence. Did you know?

BELIE definition: 1. to show something to be false, or to hide something such as an emotion: 2. to show something to…. Learn more.

1. to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice. 2. to give a false impression of; misrepresent. 3. to be false to or disappoint: to belie one's faith. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English belēogan. See be -, lie 1] be•li′er, n.

Synonyms for BELIE: misrepresent, conceal, obscure, hide, contradict, distort, mask, mislead; Antonyms of BELIE: represent, betray, reveal, demonstrate, disclose, discover, exhibit, expose

to act unworthily according to the standards of (a tradition, one's ancestry, one's faith, etc.). Archaic. to lie about; slander. See misrepresent.

To belie means to contradict. If you are 93 but look like you are 53, then your young looks belie your age.

BELIE definition: to show to be untrue ; contradict | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

belie something to show that something cannot be true or correct. Government claims that there is no poverty are belied by the number of homeless people on the streets.

BELIE meaning: to give a wrong idea about something: . Learn more.

If one thing belies another, it hides the true situation and so creates a false idea or image of someone or something. His youthful face belies his 80 years. If one thing belies another, it proves that the other thing is not true or genuine. The facts of the situation belie his testimony. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.