belie

Meaning

To tell lies about.
To give a false representation of.
To contradict, to show (something) to be false.
To call a liar; to accuse of falsehood.
To fill with lies; to lie to.
To conceal the contradictory or ironic presence of (something).
To show, evince or demonstrate (something) to be present, particularly something deemed contradictory or ironic.
(obsolete) To mimic; to counterfeit.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪˈlaɪ/

From Middle English belyen, beleoȝen, from Old English belēogan (“to deceive by lying, be mistaken”), from Proto-West Germanic *bileugan (“to belie”). Equivalent to be- (“about”) + lie (“to deceive”). Compare Dutch beliegen (“to lie about, tell lies”), German belügen (“to lie to someone”).