To lie around; encompass; especially, to lie around, as an army; beleaguer.To tell lies concerning; calumniate by false reports.To give the lie to; show to be false; contradict.To act unworthily of; fail to equal or come up to; disappoint: as, to belie one's hopes or expectations.To give a false representation of; conceal the true character of.To fill with lies.To counterfeit; mimic; feign resemblance to.