Be*lie" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belied (#); p. pr. & vb. n. Belying (#).] [OE. bilien, bilien, AS. beleogan; pref. be- + leogan 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.
© Webster 1913.