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given the lie to

given the lie to is the past participle of give the lie to.

Meaning of give the lie to

Verb

give the lie to (third-person singular simple present gives the lie to, present participle giving the lie to, simple past gave the lie to, past participle given the lie to)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To reveal or prove (something) to be false; to refute.
    • They found plenty of emails that gave the lie to his assertion that he didn't know about the incident.

Questions about given the lie to

What is given the lie to the past participle of?
Given the lie to is the past participle of give the lie to.

Words near given the lie to in the dictionary

  1. given the elbow
  2. given the finger
  3. given the floor
  4. given the game away
  5. given the lie
  6. given the lie to
  7. given the royal treatment
  8. given the sack
  9. given the stem
  10. given the time of day
  11. given the word

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