Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BE-LIE', v.t. [be and lie. Sax. belecgan, of be and leogan, to lie, lig, or lyg, a lie; D. beliegen; G. belügen, to belie. See Lie.]

1. To give the lie to; to show to be false; to charge with falsehood; as, the heart belies the tongue. It is rarely used of declarations; but of appearances and facts which show that declarations, or certain appearances and pretenses are false and hypocritical. Hence,
2. To counterfeit; to mimick; to feign resemblance. With dust, with horses' hoofs, that beat the ground, / And martial brass, belie the thunder's sound. Dryden.
3. To give a false representation. Should I do so, I should belie my thoughts. – Shak.
4. To tell lies concerning; to calumniate by false reports. Thou dost belie him, Percy. – Shak.
5. To fill with lies. Slander doth belie all corners of the world. – Shak.