sentimentalize vs belie

sentimentalize and belie both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sentimentalize	No	No	Yes	No
belie	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, belie is a hypernym of sentimentalize; that is, belie is a word with a broader meaning than sentimentalize:

sentimentalize: look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment
belie: represent falsely

Other hypernyms of sentimentalize include misrepresent.

sentimentalize (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