smentire — meaning in English

English meaning

• belie verb To lie around; encompass.
• forbid verb To order someone not to do something; to prohibit.
• refute verb To prove that a claim or argument is false or wrong.

Senses

smentire is used for these senses in English:

• belie (transitive) To contradict, to show (something) to be false. [from 17th c.]
• forbid (transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.

belie — full definition

1. verb To lie around; encompass.
2. verb To surround; beleaguer.

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