belie
🇺🇸
/bɪˈlaɪ/
🇬🇧
/bɪˈlaɪ/
verb
R
To make something seem different from what it really is.
Although she smiled, her eyes belied her true feelings of sadness.
R
To prove that something is not true or correct.
The rumors about the company's success were belied by their poor financial report.
translation
To make something seem different from what it really is.; To prove that something is not true or correct.
Word Forms
3rd Present
belies
Past
belied
Perfect
belied
Progressive
belying