smentire

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to deny
  2. (transitive) to refute, to disprove
  3. (transitive) to belie

Concepts

refute
contradict
deny
disprove
belie
recant
confute
negate
oppose
rebut
repeal
repudiate
retract
revoke
unsay
withdraw
abjure
resile
cancel
contravene
controvert
countermand
excuse
forswear
Synonyms

confutare
41k
contraddire
32k
negare
C1
sconfessare
invalidare
controbattere
30k
ritrattare
29k
discolpare
disdire
C2
oppugnare
revocare
27k
rinnegare
39k
rintuzzare
annullare
C1

non riconoscere

declinare
43k
rifiutare
C1
scusare
C1
abiurare
apostatare
cassare
Translations

desmentir
démentir
negar
desmentir
contredire
nier
dementieren
abjurer
réfuter
نفى
ناقض

διαψεύδω

verweigern

أنْكر

ablehnen
Frequency

34k
Hyphenated as
smen‧tì‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/zmenˈti.re/
Etymology

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

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