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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Belie \Be*lie"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Belying}.] [OE. bilien, bili?en, AS. bele['o]gan; pref. be-
     + le['o]gan to lie. See {Lie}, n.]
     1. To show to be false; to convict of, or charge with,
        falsehood.
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              Their trembling hearts belie their boastful tongues.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. To give a false representation or account of.
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              Should I do so, I should belie my thoughts. --Shak.
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     3. To tell lie about; to calumniate; to slander.
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              Thou dost belie him, Percy, thou dost belie him.
                                                    --Shak.
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     4. To mimic; to counterfeit. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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     5. To fill with lies. [Obs.] "The breath of slander doth
        belie all corners of the world." --Shak.
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From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  22 Moby Thesaurus words for "belied":
     confounded, confuted, deflated, denied, discarded, discredited,
     dismissed, disproved, disputed, exploded, exposed, impugned,
     invalidated, negated, negatived, overthrown, overturned, punctured,
     refuted, rejected, shown up, upset
  
  

















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