belie

tr.v., -lied, -ly·ing, -lies.

1. To give a false representation to; misrepresent: “He spoke roughly in order to belie his air of gentility” (James Joyce).
2. To show to be false; contradict: Their laughter belied their outward grief.

[Middle English bilien, from Old English belēogan, to deceive with lies.]

belier be·li'er n.

verb

1. To give an inaccurate view of by representing falsely or misleadingly: color, distort, falsify, load, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist, warp, wrench, wrest. Idioms: give a false coloring to. See true/false.
2. To prove or show to be false: confute, discredit, disprove, rebut, refute. See affirm/deny/argue.

v

Definition: deceive
Antonyms: be honest

v

Definition: disprove
Antonyms: attest, prove

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: be in contradiction with
  Synonyms: contradict, negate

Meaning #2: represent falsely
  Synonym: misrepresent

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - give falsk indtryk af

Nederlands (Dutch)
verbergen, logenstraffen, verloochenen, niet nakomen

Français (French)
v. tr. - contredire, cacher, démentir, tromper, faire mentir (un proverbe), donner une fausse impression/une idée de

Deutsch (German)
v. - widersprechen, enttäuschen, Lügen strafen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαψεύδω, δίνω λάθος εντύπωση για, διαστρέφω

Italiano (Italian)
nascondere, smentire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - dar idéia falsa de, provar ser falso

Русский (Russian)
скрывать, противоречить, идти вразрез с чем-либо

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desmentir, contradecir, contrastar, defraudar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - motsäga, strida emot, handla i strid mot

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
掩饰, 使失望, 与...不符

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 掩飾, 使失望, 與...不符

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 잘못 전하다, 어기다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 偽って伝える, 裏切る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) خيب (الآمال), ناقض, اعطى فكرة خاطئه عن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הסווה, הסתיר, איכזב, הכזיב‬

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