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belie vs vary

vary vs belie

belie and vary both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
belie No No Yes No
vary No No Yes No
As verbs, vary is a hypernym of belie; that is, vary is a word with a broader meaning than belie:
  • belie: be in contradiction with
  • vary: be at variance with; be out of line with
Other hypernyms of belie include depart, deviate, diverge.
belie (verb) vary (verb)
represent falsely become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
be in contradiction with make something more diverse and varied
be at variance with; be out of line with
be subject to change in accordance with a variable
Difference between belie and vary

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