This week’s theme
Verbs

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fribble
belie
descry
cosset
beleaguer

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PRONUNCIATION:

(bi-LY)

MEANING:

verb tr.:
1. To give a false impression: misrepresent.
2. To show to be false: contradict

ETYMOLOGY:

From Old English beleogan (to deceive by lying). Earliest documented use: before 1000.

USAGE:

“Its grand name [The Great Parchment Book of The Honourable The Irish Society] belies a sorry state.”
Nicola Davis; Not Fade Away; The Observer (London, UK); Jul 5, 2015.

See more usage examples of belie in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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