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sentimentalise vs belie

belie vs sentimentalise

sentimentalise and belie both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sentimentalise No No Yes No
belie No No Yes No
As verbs, belie is a hypernym of sentimentalise; that is, belie is a word with a broader meaning than sentimentalise:
  • sentimentalise: look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment
  • belie: represent falsely
Other hypernyms of sentimentalise include misrepresent.
sentimentalise (verb) belie (verb)
act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression represent falsely
look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment be in contradiction with
make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentimental qualities
Difference between sentimentalise and belie

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