[{"word":"belies","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To lie around; encompass.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(of an army) To surround; beleaguer.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To tell lies about.","synonyms":["calumniate","slander"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To give a false representation of.","synonyms":["misrepresent"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To contradict, to show (something) to be false.","synonyms":["contradict","give lie to","give the lie to"],"antonyms":[],"example":"Her obvious nervousness belied what she said."},{"definition":"To conceal the contradictory or ironic presence of (something).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"His calm demeanor belied his inner sense of guilt."},{"definition":"To show, evince, demonstrate: to show (something) to be present, particularly something deemed contradictory or ironic.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To mimic; to counterfeit.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To fill with lies.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["calumniate","slander","contradict","give lie to","give the lie to","misrepresent"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/belie","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/belies"]}]