"belies" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is a verb that means to give a false impression or to contradict. For example: "The rude comments she made belied her kind nature."
Every rhythmic lurch and stylistic shift, though, remains in the service of the band's greater groove, giving these 10 tracks an ease that belies their ferocious complexity".
It's worth noting that the silliness and humour of the scene belies some real and very effective pOlice work.
As the mastermind behind some of the startling byelection wins that would become a Liberal trademark, the relative low profile of Lord Rennard in the public eye belies his influence on British politics stretching across three decades.
The idea that UWA's decision is an attack on free speech belies the fact that Lomborg actually gave a speech at the university back in March.
The relatively small number of British instructors belies the impact the advisers can make, according to Oleksiy Melnik, an analyst at the Razumkov Centre in Kiev who previously worked at the defence ministry.
The size of Debaltseve – it was home toabout 25,000 people before the war emptied its streets – belies its importance to rebels as the site of a rail junction connecting their strongholds of Donetsk and Luhansk.
The size of Debaltseve – it was home to about 25,000 people before the war emptied its streets – belies its strategic importance to rebels as the site of a rail junction connecting their strongholds of Donetsk and Luhansk.
But according to Andrew Lawler, its ubiquity belies a significance that we ignore at our peril.
Some 57% of this year's top 100 influential people in the media went to fee-paying schools, but this figure belies regional differences.
But that characterisation belies the differences – some subtle, others stark – between the various scenes of trouble.
The weathered feel of the place belies the newness of the operation.
