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belying

Variant of belie

transitive verb belied, belying

Archaic to tell lies about
to give a false idea of; disguise or misrepresent: his smile belies his anger
to leave unfulfilled; disappoint: war belied hopes for peace
to show to be untrue; prove false: her cruelty belied her kind words

Related Forms:

belier noun

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