belie means to lie around; encompass. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 76 out of 100.
belie is pronounced /bɪˈlaɪ/.
Why “belie” is a great word
BELIE — [Verb] To give a false impression of; to show to be false or contradict. From Middle English belyen, from Old English beleogan ("to deceive by lies"), from Proto-Germanic *biligjaną ("to lie around"), from the prefix *bi- ("around") and the root *ligjaną ("to lie, be situated"). Unlike "misrepresent," which implies a conscious distortion, or "reveal," which directly makes truth known, to belie is the quiet, often unwitting, betrayal by a competing reality. It is the robust good health of a terminal patient, the calm and steady hands of a man gripped by panic, or the glossy perfection of a fruit whose core is already brown and yielding—each a testament that the world's surfaces are frail promises that reality is under no obligation to keep.
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”).
verb
- To lie around; encompass.
- To surround; beleaguer.
- To tell lies about.“Thou do’ſt bely him Percy, thou doſt bely him; / He never did encounter with Glendower:”
- To give a false representation of.“Her smooth complexion and dark hair belie her actual age.”
- To contradict, to show (something) to be false.“Her obvious nervousness belied what she said.”
- To call a liar; to accuse of falsehood.“They haue belyed the Lord, and ſaid; It is not he, neither ſhall euill come vpon vs, neither ſhal we ſee ſwoꝛd noꝛ famine.”