English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

belie

0 synonyms and 0 antonyms for belie, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Verb — To lie around; encompass.

We haven't recorded synonyms for belie yet. You can still read its full definition, where it comes from, or words that rhyme with it.

Etymology

From Middle English belyen, beliggen, from Old English beliċġan, biliċġan (“to lie around, surround, hedge in, encompass”), from Proto-West Germanic *biliggjan, from Proto-Germanic *biligjaną (“to lie around”). Equivalent to be- (“around, by”) + lie (“to be positioned”).

Full origin of belie →

Nearby words

← Back to the full definition of belie
Synonyms and antonyms from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.