#136 belie

belie (verb)- to show to be untrue; contradict; to misrepresent; disguise the nature of; to fail to justify; disappoint

- Old English beleogan; Old High German biliugan

- belier (noun)

These photographs of the oil spill belie the dangers which still lurk there.

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