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    1. serve to show that (something seemingly apparent or previously stated or believed) is not true:
      "these figures give the lie to the notion that Britain is excessively strike-ridden"
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    1. serve to show that (something seemingly apparent or previously stated or believed) is not true:
      disprove
      contradict
      negate
      deny
      refute
      rebut
      gainsay
      belie
      invalidate
      explode
      discredit
      debunk
      quash
      challenge
      controvert
      confute
      negative
      show/prove to be false
      knock the bottom out of
      drive a coach and horses through
      call into question
      shoot full of holes
      shoot down (in flames)
      Opposite:
      verify
      confirm
      show to be true
     
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    What does it mean if something gives a lie?
    If something gives the lie to a statement, claim, or theory, it suggests or proves that it is not true . This survey gives the lie to the idea that the country is moving towards economic recovery. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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    What does it mean to refute a lie?
    To refute, to prove false; also, to accuse of lying. This expression dates from the sixteenth century. Sir Walter Raleigh used it in his poem “The Lie,” in which he tells his soul to survive his body: “Go, since I needs must die, and give the world the lie.” It is less often heard today.

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    What is the verb for to lie?
    verb (used with object), lied, ly·ing. to bring about or affect by lying (often used reflexively): to lie oneself out of a difficulty; accustomed to lying his way out of difficulties.

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    How do you show that something is a lie?
    Fig. to show that something is a lie. The evidence gives the lie to your testimony. Your own admission of your part in the conspiracy gives the lie to your earlier testimony. Show to be false, refute, as in His black eye gave the lie to his contention that he hadn't been fighting. [First half of 1500s]

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    What does it mean if your ex gives a lie?
    Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus. To refute or counter something. Her somber demeanor gave the lie to her statement that she was doing great. Honey, the more you say you don't care if your ex is there, it really gives the lie to that sentiment. I have intel that gives the lie to management's notion that employees are happy.

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    What is the Arabic translation for 'to give lie'?
    give lie to put the lie to or contradict something. In Arabic: كَذَّبَ (ar)(kaḏḏaba)

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