belie

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɪˈlaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɪˈlaɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bi lī)

Inflections of 'belie' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
belies
v 3rd person singular
belying
v pres p
belied
v past
belied
v past p

belie
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Sense: To mislead
Synonyms:
give the lie to, misrepresent, disguise Collocations, mislead Collocations, falsify, distort Collocations, pervert, twist Collocations, warp Collocations, whitewash, conceal Collocations, hide Collocations, misquote, misreport
Sense: To contradict
Synonyms:
prove false, repudiate, gainsay, deny Collocations, refute, disprove, negate, go against, renounce, nullify, oppose Collocations, counter Collocations, contradict, call into question, revoke, recant, retract, reject Collocations, rebut, take issue with, refuse to accept, not admit, explode Collocations, discredit, dispute Collocations, controvert, challenge Collocations


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