English → Latin
“belie” in Latin
imitorto represent, express, portray; to imitate, act like, copy after, seek to resemble, counterfeiteffingōto form, fashion; to represent, portray, express, depict; imitate, copy; to wipe out, wipe cleanmentiorto lie, cheat, deceive; to pretend, feigncrīminorto accuse, denounce, charge; to allege, slander, defame; to reprimand, reproach
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
belie
counterfeit, imitari, imitando exprimere or effingere; mentiri (poetical).
Give the lie to, mendacii coarguere.
Misrepresent, depravare rem narrando.
Calumniate, criminari, de fama or existimatione alicujus detrahere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for belie?
- The usual Latin words for “belie” are imitor, effingō, mentior; also crīminor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.