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Aditileo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

belie and betray

what is the difference between betray* and *belie?
  

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Their meanings are not similar at all, so I do not understand your confusion. When you looked at several dictionaries, what were the definitions that you found there?

  • Their meanings are not similar at all, so I do not understand your confusion.
  • When you looked at several dictionaries, what were the definitions that you found there?
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Their meanings are not similar at all, so I do not understand your confusion.


When you looked at several dictionaries, what were the definitions that you found there?
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I meant to ask hiw are they usedin a sentence?
e.g. smile on his face belied*/*betrayed his grief in heart.
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Belie means
1.Fail to give true notion of
2.Fail to justify a claim or expectation.
Betray means
1.Act treacherously toward one's own country.
2.Unintentionally reveal or be evidence of
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I will try to study well in order not to betray*/*belie my parents' love .
what suits here?

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