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- DictionaryBe·lie/bəˈlī/
verb
- 1. (of an appearance) fail to give a true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict: "his lively, alert manner belied his years"
- 2. fail to fulfill or justify (a claim or expectation); betray: "the notebooks belie Darwin's later recollection"
The meaning of BELIE is to give a false impression of. How to use belie in a sentence. Did you know?
Belie definition: to show to be false; contradict. See examples of BELIE used in a sentence.
BELIE definition: 1. to show something to be false, or to hide something such as an emotion: 2. to show something to…. Learn more.
To belie means to contradict. If you are 93 but look like you are 53, then your young looks belie your age.
to show to be false; contradict. His trembling hands belied his calm voice. 2. to misrepresent. The newspaper belied the facts. 3. to act unworthily according to the standards of (a tradition, one's ancestry, one's faith, etc.) 4. archaic. to lie about; slander.
be·lie. (bĭ-lī′) tr.v. be·lied, be·ly·ing, be·lies. 1. To give a false representation to; misrepresent: "He spoke roughly in order to belie his air of gentility" (James Joyce). 2. To show to be false; contradict: Their laughter belied their outward grief.
to give a wrong idea about something: His shy manner belied his very sharp mind. (Definition of belie from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
