belie

/biˈlaɪ/

UK: /bəˈlaɪ/

belie

English Verb

Definition

To lie around; encompass.

Etymology

From Middle English belyen, beliggen, from Old English beliċġan, biliċġan (“to lie around, surround, hedge in, encompass”), from Proto-West Germanic *biliggjan, from Proto-Germanic *biligjaną (“to lie around”). Equivalent to be- (“around, by”) + lie (“to be positioned”).