Polyglot Dictionary

desmentir

/dʒizmẽˈtʃiɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
desminto
preterite (eu)
desmenti
past participle
desmentido

Meaning

  1. to deny

    • Desmentiu o boato.

      He denied the rumour.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

negar

desmentir specifically means to formally deny or refute a claim; negar is more general, to deny anything.

Similar in other languages

German

abstreiten

abstreiten is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to deny."

German

leugnen

leugnen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to deny."

Spanish

denegar

denegar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to deny."

Practice

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