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Definition of: belie
(bi·lī′) v.t. be·lied, be·ly·ing
1. To misrepresent; disguise: His clothes belie his station.
2. To prove false; contradict: Her actions belied her words.
3. To disappoint; fail to fulfil: to belie hopes.
4. To traduce; slander. [OE belēogan]
—be·li′er noun
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