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belie
Overview of verb belie
The verb belie has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) contradict, belie, negate -- (be in contradiction with)
2. misrepresent, belie -- (represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions")
Grep of noun belie
belief
believability
believer
believing
Antonyms of verb belie
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb belie
2 senses of belie
Sense 1
contradict, belie, negate
=> deviate, vary, diverge, depart
=> differ
Sense 2
misrepresent, belie
=> represent
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb belie
1 of 2 senses of belie
Sense 2
misrepresent, belie
=> sentimentalize, sentimentalise
=> falsify, distort, garble, warp
=> feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb belie
2 senses of belie
Sense 1
contradict, belie, negate
=> deviate, vary, diverge, depart
Sense 2
misrepresent, belie
=> represent
'Cause To' of verb belie
Derived Forms of verb belie
Domain of verb belie
Domain Terms of verb belie
Familiarity of verb belie
belie used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb belie
2 senses of belie
Sense 1
contradict, belie, negate
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
misrepresent, belie
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb belie
2 senses of belie
Sense 1
contradict, belie, negate
> deviate, vary, diverge, depart
=> aberrate
=> aberrate
=> contradict, belie, negate
Sense 2
misrepresent, belie
> represent
=> misrepresent, belie
=> dramatize, dramatise
=> portray
=> embody
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb belie
Sense 1
contradict, belie, negate
=> deviate, vary, diverge, depart
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Sense 2
misrepresent, belie
=> represent
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Grep of verb belie
belie
believe
believe in
Grep of adj belie
believable
Grep of adv belie
believably
believingly
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