falsify vs belie
belie vs falsifyfalsify and belie both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| falsify | No | No | Yes | No |
| belie | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
belie is a hypernym of
falsify; that is, belie is a
word with a broader meaning than falsify:
- falsify: make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
- belie: represent falsely
Other hypernyms of falsify include
misrepresent.
| falsify (verb) | belie (verb) |
|---|---|
| falsify knowingly | represent falsely |
| insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby | be in contradiction with |
| prove false | |
| make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story | |
| tamper, with the purpose of deception |
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