Word a Day
belie
What does belie mean?
belie (verb): to contradict, to show (something) to be false.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use belie in a sentence?
- Her obvious nervousness belied what she said. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce belie?
/bɪˈlaɪ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does belie come from?
From Middle English belyen, beleoȝen, from Old English belēogan (“to deceive by lying, be mistaken”), from Proto-West Germanic *bileugan (“to belie”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of belie?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “belie”?
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What does “belie” mean?
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Not quite: that's what arouse means.
to contradict, to show (something) to be false
Right! That's what “belie” means.
to drive away or cause to vanish by scattering
Not quite: that's what dispel means.
to delay or put off an event, appointment, etc
Not quite: that's what postpone means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “belie”?
illuminate
Not quite: illuminate means something else.
infiltrate
Not quite: infiltrate means something else.
contradict
Right!
accumulate
Not quite: accumulate means something else.
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