belie

Meaning

Verb

To lie around; encompass.
To surround; beleaguer.
To tell lies about.
To give a false representation of.
To contradict, to show (something) to be false.
To call a liar; to accuse of falsehood.
To fill with lies; to lie to.
To conceal the contradictory or ironic presence of (something).
To show, evince or demonstrate (something) to be present, particularly something deemed contradictory or ironic.
To mimic; to counterfeit.

Origin

From Middle English belyen, beliggen, from Old English belicgan, bilicgan. Equivalent to be- + lie.
From Middle English belyen, beleoȝen, from Old English belēogan, from Proto-West Germanic *bileugan. Equivalent to be- + lie. Compare German belügen.

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