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put the lie to

put the lie to verb: synonym of give the lie to.

Verb

put the lie to (third-person singular simple present puts the lie to, present participle putting the lie to, simple past and past participle put the lie to)

  1. Synonym of give the lie to.
    Synonyms:
    give the lie to

Synonyms of put the lie to

Forms of put the lie to

third-person singular presentputs the lie to
present participleputting the lie to
past participleput the lie to
pastput the lie to

Questions about put the lie to

What does put the lie to mean?
Put the lie to means synonym of give the lie to.
What part of speech is put the lie to?
Put the lie to is a verb.
What is the past tense of put the lie to?
The past tense of put the lie to is put the lie to.

Words near put the lie to in the dictionary

  1. put the herd on someone
  2. put the kibosh on
  3. put the kybosh on
  4. put the last hand to
  5. put the lid on
  6. put the lie to
  7. put the make on
  8. put the miller's eye out
  9. put the moves on
  10. put the pedal to the medal
  11. put the pedal to the metal

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