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desmentir
Spanish
verb
Definitions
to refute, deny
to belie; to give a false representation
Etymology
Affix from Spanish, Castilian mentir.
Origin
Spanish
mentir
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
Cognates
mentire
Italian
smentire
Italian
mentir
French
mentir
Spanish, Castilian
mentiroso
Spanish, Castilian
*men-
Proto-Indo-European
mentiar
Ido
mentir
Old Spanish
Derived Terms
mentir
mentiroso