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Definition of "belies" []

  • Third-person singular simple present indicative form of belie. (verb)

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Use "belies" in a sentence
  • "The title belies the multifaceted appeal of Badu's voice, and the urban mysticism in her lyrics."
  • "The title belies the contents of Chipmunk's follow-up to his debut album: it's not so much a case of transition as stasis, with the young rapper apparently struggling to move beyond the formulaic aspirational blather and paranoid complaints about haters and gold-diggers."
  • "We do not call these operations night raids because they are not arbitrary actions and the term belies our sensitivity to the Afghan people and their customs."