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vary vs belie

belie vs vary

vary and belie both are verbs.

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

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