démentir — meaning in English
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English meaning
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belie
verb To lie around; encompass.
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deny
verb To state that something is not true.
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forswear
verb To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
Senses
démentir is used for these senses in English:
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belie
(transitive) To contradict, to show (something) to be false. [from 17th c.]
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deny
(transitive) To assert that something is not true.
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forswear
(transitive) To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
belie — full definition
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verb To lie around; encompass.
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verb To surround; beleaguer.
deny — full definition
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verb To state that something is not true.
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verb To refuse to give someone something they want or ask for.
