belie
[verb]
Synonyms: misrepresent, color, distort, falsify, garble, miscolor, misstate, pervert, twist, warp

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Antonyms: attest
Contrasted words: bespeak, betoken, indicate, disclose, discover, reveal
Related Words: contradict, contravene, negative, controvert, disprove, conceal, disguise, hide

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

be‧lie /bɪˈlaɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle belied, present participle belying, third person singular belies) [transitive]

1. to give someone a false idea about something:
Her pleasant manner belied her true character.

2. to show that something cannot be true or real:
His cheerful smile belied his words.

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