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Webster 1913 Edition
Belie
Be-lie′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Belied
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Belying
.] 1.
To show to be false; to convict of, or charge with, falsehood.
Their trembling hearts
belie
their boastful tongues. Dryden.
2.
To give a false representation or account of.
Should I do so, I should
belie
my thoughts. Shakespeare
3.
To tell lie about; to calumniate; to slander.
Thou dost
belie
him, Percy, thou dost belie him. Shakespeare
4.
To mimic; to counterfeit.
[Obs.]
Dryden.
5.
To fill with lies.
[Obs.]
“The breath of slander doth belie all corners of the world.” Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Belie
BELI'E
,Verb.
T.
1.
To give the lie to; to show to be false; to charge with falsehood; as, the heart belies the tongue. It is rarely used of declarations; but of appearances and facts which show that declarations, or certain appearances and pretences are false and hypocritical. Hence.2.
To counterfeit; to mimic; to feign resemblance. With dust, with horse's hoofs, that beat the ground,]
And martial brass, belie the thunder's sound.
3.
To give a false representation. Should I do so, I should belie my thoughts.
4.
To tell lies concerning; to calumniate by false reports. Thou dost belie him, Percy.
5.
To fill with lies. Slander doth belie all corners of the world. [Not legitimate]