belie, bely, belye

t. [Eng. be; lie. A.S. beleogan (pret. beleag ) = to impose, falsify, belie, accuse falsely, forge or counterfeit; be, and leogan = to lie. In Dut. beliegen; Ger. belügen; Sw. beljuga = to belie.] To tell lies. Specially 1. To tell a lie against a person or thing; to calumniate, to slander. "If Armstrong was not belied , he was deep in the worst secrets of the Rye House Plot,.."- Macaulay : Hist. Eng ., ch. xv. 2. To fill with lies. "Tis slander, whose breath Rides on the posting winds, and doth belie All corners of the world." Shakesp.: Cymbeline, iii. 4. 3. To give the lie : To prove to be hollow or deceptive. (Used specially when actions prove previous words hollow and untrue. As a rule, it is not used offensively.) "The first a nymph of lively Gaul, Whose easy step step and laughing eye Her borrowed air of awe belie." Scott : The Bridal of Trier main. 4. To mimic, to imitate, to ape. "Which durst, with horses' hoofs that beat the ground, And martial bra , belie the thunder's sound. Dryden. bě-li'ed, pa. par. & a. [BELIE.]