BELIE
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Be*lie" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belied (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Belying (&unr_;).] [OE. bilien, bili&unr_;en, AS. beleógan; pref. be- + leógan 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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