資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Belie \Be*lie"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Belying}.] [OE. bilien, bili?en, AS. bele['o]gan; pref. be-
   + le['o]gan to lie. See {Lie}, n.]
   1. To show to be false; to convict of, or charge with,
      falsehood.

            Their trembling hearts belie their boastful tongues.
                                                  --Dryden.

   2. To give a false representation or account of.

            Should I do so, I should belie my thoughts. --Shak.

   3. To tell lie about; to calumniate; to slander.

            Thou dost belie him, Percy, thou dost belie him.
                                                  --Shak.

   4. To mimic; to counterfeit. [Obs.] --Dryden.

   5. To fill with lies. [Obs.] ``The breath of slander doth
      belie all corners of the world.'' --Shak.