Color and Lie

Color

Color verb - To change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of.
Usage example: his news reporting is colored by his prejudices

Lie and color are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lie" instead a verb "Color".

Lie

Lie verb - To make a statement one knows to be untrue.

Color and lie are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Color" instead a verb "Lie".

Nearby Word: lied

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Helen takes note of Huntingdon's blue eyes early on, but any symbolic innocence she reads in the color is a lie.
  • Innocent Blue Eyes Helen takes note of Huntingdon's blue eyes early on, but any symbolic innocence she reads in the color is a lie when he's revealed to be a drunk, a womanizer, and abusive.
  • The Imperial Orb changes color in accordance with the current Emperor/Empress's mood, or with the truth or falsehood of a statement when used for lie detection during court cases.
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