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Antonyms for belying

Grammar : Verb
Spell : bih-lahy
Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈlaɪ

Definition of belying

Origin :
  • Old English beleogan "to deceive by lies," from be- + lie (v.1) "to lie, tell lies." Current sense of "to contradict as a lie" is first recorded 1640s. The other verb lie once also had a formation like this, from Old English belicgan, which meant "to encompass, beleaguer," and in Middle English was a euphemism for "to have sex with" (i.e. "to lie with carnally").
  • verb disprove
  • verb deceive
Example sentences :
  • Toward herself, in particular, his feelings were too deep for him to succeed in belying them.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • You're a rum fellow, to belying out on the beach on a cold night.
  • Extract from : « The Short Works of George Meredith » by George Meredith
  • Insisting on a future, he could not do homage to the belying simulacrum of the present.
  • Extract from : « The Celt and Saxon, Complete » by George Meredith
  • He was on his guard directly, and said coldly, "You have been belying me to my very clerk."
  • Extract from : « Hard Cash » by Charles Reade
  • He glanced at her and their eyes met, the reproach in his own belying his words.
  • Extract from : « Jude the Obscure » by Thomas Hardy
  • Hal looked Mike over, and saw that his dirty old face was drawn and white, belying the feeble cheerfulness of his words.
  • Extract from : « King Coal » by Upton Sinclair
  • The black swan was thought remarkable when discovered, as belying an old Latin proverb.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8 » by Various
  • They returned and were hooted for belying the bellicose by their mission, and interpreting too well the peaceful.
  • Extract from : « Beauchamp's Career, Complete » by George Meredith
  • He looked at her, his bold eyes challenging, belying the amiable gentleness of his smile.
  • Extract from : « A Poor Wise Man » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • The Boches took a pride in belying these stories, as best they could, by keeping the hound sleek and fat.
  • Extract from : « The A.E.F. » by Heywood Broun

Synonyms for belying

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