lie (v.) Copy link • lie (v.): i. e. to speak falsely: mentior, 4: not to l. even in joke, ne joco quidem m., Nep. Ep. 3: to l. over a thing, in aliqua re m., Cic. Att. 12, 21, 4 (but the word is less coarse than the Eng., being oft. = to deceive, misrepresent, speak erroneously). Comp. ēmentior, to invent and put forth lies, Cic.