desmentirverb
Desmentir means to deny, to refute, to disprove or to belie in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as desmintió, desmiente and desmienten.
- to deny
- to refute
- to disprove
- to belie
Me alegra haber sido desmentido.
I'm happy to have been proven wrong.
La empresa desmintió la noticia publicada por el periódico.
The company denied the news published by the newspaper.
El ministro salió a desmentir los rumores sobre su renuncia.
The minister came out to deny the rumors about his resignation.
La apariencia exterior de Tomás desmiente la agitación interna que está atravesando.
Tomás's outward appearance belies the inner turmoil he's going through.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| desmintió | he, she, it | Preterite |
| desmiente | he, she, it | Present |
| desmienten | they | Present |
| desmintiendo | Gerund | |
| desmintieron | they | Preterite |
| desmentía | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| desmintiera | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |
| desmiento | I | Present |
| desmentían | they | Imperfect |
| desmentimos | we | Present or preterite |
| desmentiría | he, she, it | Conditional |