belie, v.
(belies, belying)
freq. cnt. 3
(belies, belying)
freq. cnt. 3
be in contradiction with
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3
belie contradict negate
verb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
represent falsely
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
belie misrepresent
sample sentences
"This statement misrepresents my intentions"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
sentimentalize, sentimentalise
distort, falsify, warp, garble
pretend, affect, feign, dissemble, sham
hypernym