Definition
To reveal or prove (something) to be false; to refute.
In Context
- "They found plenty of emails that gave the lie to his assertion that he didn't know about the incident."
- "As you like this, give me the lie another time."
- "The automatic under his pillow gave the lie to that statement."
- "The bet against Treasuries gave the lie to a criticism sometimes made of Dalio—that he is basically a bond-market investor, who has benefitted from a twenty-year rally in bonds."
Also Said As
- give lie to
- put the lie to
- put lie to
- put to lie
- belie
- contradict