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zaprzeczać — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • belie verb To lie around; encompass.
  • contradict verb To say something that is the opposite of, or inconsistent with, another statement.
  • deny verb To state that something is not true.
  • negate verb To cancel out or make ineffective.

Senses

zaprzeczać is used for these senses in English:

  • belie (transitive) To contradict, to show (something) to be false. [from 17th c.]
  • contradict To deny the truth or validity of (a statement or statements).
  • contradict To oppose (a person) by denying the truth or pertinence of a given statement.
  • deny (transitive) To assert that something is not true.
  • negate To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.

belie — full definition

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

contradict — full definition

  1. verb To say something that is the opposite of, or inconsistent with, another statement.
  2. verb To argue that someone is wrong by directly opposing what they say.

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