belie
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
belies;
belied;
belying
belies;
belied;
belying
Britannica Dictionary definition of BELIE
[+ object]
formal
1
:
to give a false idea of (something)
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Her manner and appearance belie her age. [=she looks and acts like a much younger person than she really is]
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a tree whose delicate beauty belies its real toughness
2
:
to show (something) to be false or wrong
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Their actions belie their claim to be innocent.
