Belie

Etymology 1
From belyen:, beliggen:, from  belicgan:, bilicgan:, equivalent to. Cognate with German beliegen:.

Verb

 * 1)  To lie around; encompass.
 * 2)   To surround; beleaguer.

Etymology 2
From belyen:, beleoȝen:, from  beleogan:, equivalent to. Cognate with biliaga:,  belügen:.

Verb

 * 1)  To tell lies about; to slander.
 * 2)  To give a false representation of, to misrepresent.
 * 3) * 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.2.6.iv:
 * He found it by experience, and made good use of it in his own person, if Plutarch belie him not [...].
 * 1)  To contradict, to show (something) to be false.
 * Her obvious nervousness belied what she said.

Synonyms

 * misrepresent
 * calumniate
 * contradict, give lie to

Thesaurus
abjure, assert the contrary, be contrary to, blow sky-high, blow up, burlesque, call into question, camouflage, caricature, challenge, color, conceal, contest, contradict, contravene, controvert, counter, cross, deflate, deny, disaffirm, disallow, disavow, disclaim, disconfirm, discredit, disguise, disown, disprove, dispute, distort, dress up, embellish, embroider, exaggerate, explode, expose, falsify, forswear, fudge, gainsay, garble, gild, gloss, gloss over, hide, impugn, invalidate, join issue upon, mask, miscite, miscolor, misquote, misreport, misrepresent, misstate, misteach, negate, negative, not accept, not admit, nullify, oppose, oppugn, overdraw, overstate, parody, pervert, prove the contrary, puncture, rebut, recant, refuse to admit, refute, reject, renounce, repudiate, retract, revoke, show up, slant, strain, take back, take issue with, titivate, traverse, travesty, trick out, twist, undercut, understate, varnish, warp, whitewash, wrench

Translations

 * Bulgarian: давам невярна представа за
 * Russian:


 * Spanish: representar mal


 * Bulgarian: оклеветявам


 * Russian: оклеветать, оболгать


 * Arabic: ناقض
 * Bulgarian: опровергавам
 * Dutch:
 * French:
 * German: hinwegtäuschen über
 * Greek: διαστρέφω


 * Hebrew:
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, опровергать
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: motsäga