smentire

Italian

Etymology

From s- +‎ mentire. Compare Piedmontese smentì; French démentir; Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese desmentir.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zmenˈti.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: smen‧tì‧re
  • Audio(file)

Verb

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) (transitive)

  1. to deny
    Synonyms: contraddire, sbugiardare
    il governo ha smentito il rapporto
    the government denied the report
  2. to refute, to disprove
    Synonym: sconfessare
    smentire un alibi ― to refute an alibi
  3. to belie
    i fatti smentiscono la sua testimonianza
    the facts belie your testimony

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
  • smentire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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