belying

  • 1Belying — Belie Be*lie , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Belying}.] [OE. bilien, bili?en, AS. bele[ o]gan; pref. be + le[ o]gan to lie. See {Lie}, n.] 1. To show to be false; to convict of, or charge with, falsehood. [1913 Webster] Their… …

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  • 2belying — be·lie || bɪ laɪ v. hide; camouflage; represent something as different than it actually is; behave in a manner that is not fitting (a station or position, from a traditional point of view) …

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  • 3belying — present participle of belie …

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  • 4belying — pres. part. of BELIE …

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  • 5Belie — Be*lie , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Belying}.] [OE. bilien, bili?en, AS. bele[ o]gan; pref. be + le[ o]gan to lie. See {Lie}, n.] 1. To show to be false; to convict of, or charge with, falsehood. [1913 Webster] Their trembling …

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  • 6Belied — Belie Be*lie , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Belying}.] [OE. bilien, bili?en, AS. bele[ o]gan; pref. be + le[ o]gan to lie. See {Lie}, n.] 1. To show to be false; to convict of, or charge with, falsehood. [1913 Webster] Their… …

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  • 7duplicity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English duplicite, from Middle French, from Late Latin duplicitat , duplicitas, from Latin duplex Date: 15th century 1. contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action; especially the belying of …

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  • 8Film noir — Two silhouetted figures in The Big Combo (1955). The film s cinematographer was John Alton, the creator of many of film noir s iconic images …

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  • 9Targum — A targum (Hebrew: תרגום, plural: targumim , lit. translation, interpretation ) is an Aramaic translation of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) written or compiled from the Second Temple period until the early Middle Ages (late first millennium). The two… …

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  • 10Thomas Pynchon — Infobox Writer name = Thomas Pynchon imagesize = 155px caption = Thomas Pynchon in 1957, one of the few photographs of him ever to be published pseudonym = birthdate = Birth date and age|1937|5|8|mf=y birthplace = Glen Cove, New York, USA… …

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