Antonyms for belies
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bih-lahy |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈlaɪ |
Definition of belies
Origin :- Old English beleogan "to deceive by lies," from be- + lie (v.1) "to lie, tell lies." Current sense of "to contradict as a lie" is first recorded 1640s. The other verb lie once also had a formation like this, from Old English belicgan, which meant "to encompass, beleaguer," and in Middle English was a euphemism for "to have sex with" (i.e. "to lie with carnally").
- verb disprove
- verb deceive
- It is when one or the other does not work correctly that one belies the other.
- Extract from : « Seed Thoughts for Singers » by Frank Herbert Tubbs
- Today this gentle island, green and golden, belies its violent birth.
- Extract from : « Oahu Traveler's guide » by Bill Gleasner
- "Yes, of course," says Mr. Gower, but in a tone that belies his words.
- Extract from : « Portia » by Duchess
- "Amzi, the name of 'benevolent' belies your words," he said.
- Extract from : « The Days of Mohammed » by Anna May Wilson
- I have not told of anything that interferes with or belies my love for you.
- Extract from : « Tess of the d'Urbervilles » by Thomas Hardy
- They are fixed upon Rodney with a gaze that belies all idea of fear, and her lips are compressed and somewhat dangerous.
- Extract from : « Mrs. Geoffrey » by Duchess
- (p. 307) In his circular, September 22, to our agents in Europe, Mr. Seward belies not himself.
- Extract from : « Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 » by Adam Gurowski
- Strangers, however, would think her a very terrible girl; she belies herself so.
- Extract from : « The Unwilling Vestal » by Edward Lucas White
- Spring had begun to show faintly in the lengthening days—spring, that so often belies itself, and comes with a serpent's tooth.
- Extract from : « The Doctor's Family » by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
- In doing so he belies his own nature, decries his countrymen, and disparages his religion.
- Extract from : « Bonaparte in Egypt and the Egyptians of To-day » by Haji A. Browne
Synonyms for belies
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