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belies

verb as in disprove

verb as in deceive

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Hearing her speak in this way gives me a glimpse of a toughness that belies her well-spoken, gentle demeanour.

From BBC

But sometimes, the promotion of those practical effects belies the work done by special effects teams.

He has a similar aw-shucks, genial manner — easy to laugh and quick to offer a cup of tea — that belies the strange hive of imagery buzzing inside his head.

But Schneider’s normcore exterior belies an undercurrent of intensity: There’s a particular, obsessive mindset required to conceive of and execute such an ambitious public expedition every year over two decades.

Vance is polished and practiced – a former Silicon Valley venture capitalist with an Ivy League pedigree that belies his rural Appalachian roots.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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