Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give the lie to

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.78 in modern English

Syllables: give the lie -to
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reveal or prove (something) to be false; to refute.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

gives the lie to (present, singular) giving the lie to (participle, present) gave the lie to (past) given the lie to (participle, past)

Synonyms

give lie to put the lie to put lie to put to lie belie contradict

Questions

What does give the lie to mean?: To reveal or prove (something) to be false; to refute.

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