smentire

Italian

Etymology

s- + mentire. Compare French démentir, Spanish desmentir, Catalan desmentir, Portuguese desmentir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zmenˈti.re/

Verb

smentire

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

Conjugation

Further reading

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

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