— belier , n.
/bi luy"/ , v.t., belied, belying .
1. to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice.
2. to misrepresent: The newspaper belied the facts.
3. to act unworthily according to the standards of (a tradition, one's ancestry, one's faith, etc.).
4. Archaic. to lie about; slander.
[ bef. 1000; ME belyen, OE beleogan. See BE-, LIE 1 ]
Syn. 1. refute, disprove, controvert, repudiate, confute, gainsay. 1, 2 . See misrepresent .
Ant. 1. prove, verify, support.