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 Be·lie v. 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.   --Shak.
 3. To tell lie about; to calumniate; to slander.
    Thou dost belie him, Percy, thou dost belie him.   --Shak.
 4. To mimic; to counterfeit. [Obs.]
 5. To fill with lies. [Obs.]  “The breath of slander doth belie all corners of the world.”
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