belie
verb
[ bɪˈlʌɪ ]
• (of an appearance) fail to give a true impression of (something).
• "his lively, alert manner belied his years"
Similar:
contradict,
be at odds with,
call into question,
give the lie to,
show/prove to be false,
disprove,
debunk,
discredit,
explode,
knock the bottom out of,
shoot full of holes,
shoot down (in flames),
controvert,
confute,
negative,
conceal,
cover,
disguise,
misrepresent,
falsify,
distort,
warp,
put a spin on,
colour,
give a false idea of,
give a false account of,
• fail to fulfil or justify (a claim or expectation).
• "the quality of the music seems to belie the criticism"
Origin:
Old English belēogan ‘deceive by lying’, from be- ‘about’ + lēogan ‘to lie’. Current senses date from the 17th century.
