belie

  1. Verb.  (transitive, obsolete) To lie around; encompass.
  2. Verb.  (transitive, obsolete) (context, of an army) To surround; beleaguer.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To tell lies about; to slander. (defdate, from 13th c.) .
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To give a false representation of, to misrepresent. (defdate, from 17th c.) .
  5. Verb.  (transitive) To contradict, to show (something) to be false. (defdate, from 17th c.) .

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