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English verb: belie | |||
| 1. | belie (stative) be in contradiction with | ||
| Synonyms | contradict, negate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | depart, deviate, diverge, vary | ||
| 2. | belie (communication) represent falsely | ||
| Samples | This statement misrepresents my intentions. | ||
| Synonyms | misrepresent | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | represent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | affect, dissemble, distort, falsify, feign, garble, pretend, sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sham, warp | ||
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