# desmentir
## Catalan
### Etymology

From des- +‎ mentir.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [dəz.mənˈti]
* IPA: (Valencia) [dez.menˈtiɾ]
* Audio (Barcelona):(file)
* Rhymes: -i(ɾ)

### Verb

desmentir (first-person singular present desmenteixo or desmento, first-person singular preterite desmentí, past participle desmentit); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/
* to refute, deny
** 2016 October 6, “Robbie Williams és acusat de racista pel seu nou videoclip”, in El Periódico‎:Williams ha desmentit ràpidament a Twitter que sigui una referència al president rus, Vladímir Putin.Williams quickly denied on Twitter that it is a reference to the Russian president, Vladimir Putin.

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | desmentir | desmentir | desmentir | desmentir | desmentir |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | desmentint | desmentint | desmentint | desmentint | desmentint |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | desmentit | desmentit | desmentida | desmentida |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | desmentits | desmentits | desmentides | desmentides |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| indicative | present | desmenteixo, desmento | desmenteixes, desments | desmenteix, desment | desmentim | desmentiu | desmenteixen, desmenten |
| indicative | imperfect | desmentia | desmenties | desmentia | desmentíem | desmentíeu | desmentien |
| indicative | future | desmentiré | desmentiràs | desmentirà | desmentirem | desmentireu | desmentiran |
| indicative | preterite | desmentí | desmentires | desmentí | desmentírem | desmentíreu | desmentiren |
| indicative | conditional | desmentiria | desmentiries | desmentiria | desmentiríem | desmentiríeu | desmentirien |
| subjunctive | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| subjunctive | present | desmenteixi, desmenti | desmenteixis, desmentis | desmenteixi, desmenti | desmentim | desmentiu | desmenteixin, desmentin |
| subjunctive | imperfect | desmentís | desmentissis | desmentís | desmentíssim | desmentíssiu | desmentissin |
| imperative | | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès |
| imperative | affirmative | — | desmenteix, desment | desmenteixi, desmenti | desmentim | desmentiu | desmenteixin, desmentin |
| imperative | negative (no) | — | no desmenteixis, no desmentis | no desmenteixi, no desmenti | no desmentim | no desmentiu | no desmenteixin, no desmentin |
| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | desmentir | desmentir | desmentir | desmentir | desmentir |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | desmentint | desmentint | desmentint | desmentint | desmentint |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | desmentit | desmentit | desmentida | desmentida |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | desmentits | desmentits | desmentides | desmentides |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| indicative | present | desmenteixo, desmento | desmenteixes, desments | desmenteix, desment | desmentim | desmentiu | desmenteixen, desmenten |
| indicative | imperfect | desmentia | desmenties | desmentia | desmentíem | desmentíeu | desmentien |
| indicative | future | desmentiré | desmentiràs | desmentirà | desmentirem | desmentireu | desmentiran |
| indicative | preterite | desmentí | desmentires | desmentí | desmentírem | desmentíreu | desmentiren |
| indicative | conditional | desmentiria | desmentiries | desmentiria | desmentiríem | desmentiríeu | desmentirien |
| subjunctive | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| subjunctive | present | desmenteixi, desmenti | desmenteixis, desmentis | desmenteixi, desmenti | desmentim | desmentiu | desmenteixin, desmentin |
| subjunctive | imperfect | desmentís | desmentissis | desmentís | desmentíssim | desmentíssiu | desmentissin |
| imperative | | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès |
| imperative | affirmative | — | desmenteix, desment | desmenteixi, desmenti | desmentim | desmentiu | desmenteixin, desmentin |
| imperative | negative (no) | — | no desmenteixis, no desmentis | no desmenteixi, no desmenti | no desmentim | no desmentiu | no desmenteixin, no desmentin |

### Further reading

* “desmentir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “desmentir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
* “desmentir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “desmentir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Occitan
### Etymology

des- +‎ mentir

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

desmentir
* to deny, to refute
** 2019 September 21, “S’es publicat lo libre de memòrias d’Edward Snowden”, in Jornalet‎:La majoritat de las nòu entrepresas citadas per The Washington Post an desmentit aver permés a l’intelligéncia estatsunidenca d’intrar dins lors servidors centrals.The majority of the nine companies cited by The Washington Post have denied allowing United States intelligence to enter their central servers.

#### Conjugation

| | | simple | simple | simple | compound | compound | compound |
| infinitive | infinitive | desmentir | desmentir | desmentir | ?er desmentit | ?er desmentit | ?er desmentit |
| past participle | past participle | desmentit | desmentit | desmentit | — | — | — |
| gerund | gerund | desmentissent | desmentissent | desmentissent | ?ent desmentit | ?ent desmentit | ?ent desmentit |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles |
| indicative | present | desmentissi | desmentisses | desmentís | desmentissèm | desmentissètz | desmentisson |
| indicative | imperfect | desmentissiái | desmentissiás | desmentissiá | desmentissiam | desmentissiatz | desmentissián |
| indicative | preterite | desmentiguèri | desmentiguères | desmentiguèt | desmentiguèrem | desmentiguèretz | desmentiguèron |
| indicative | future | desmentirai | desmentiràs | desmentirà | desmentirem | desmentiretz | desmentiràn |
| indicative | conditional | desmentiriái | desmentiriás | desmentiriá | desmentiriam | desmentiriatz | desmentirián |
| indicative | conditional 2nd form$^1$ | desmentiguèra | desmentiguèras | desmentiguèra | desmentigueram | desmentigueratz | desmentiguèran |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the present tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the present tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the present tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the present tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the present tense of ?er plus the past participle |
| compound tenses | pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the imperfect tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the imperfect tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the imperfect tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the imperfect tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the imperfect tense of ?er plus the past participle |
| compound tenses | past anterior | use the preterite tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the preterite tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the preterite tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the preterite tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the preterite tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the preterite tense of ?er plus the past participle |
| compound tenses | future perfect | use the future tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the future tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the future tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the future tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the future tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the future tense of ?er plus the past participle |
| compound tenses | conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the conditional tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the conditional tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the conditional tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the conditional tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the conditional tense of ?er plus the past participle |
| subjunctive | | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles |
| subjunctive | present | desmentisca | desmentiscas | desmentisca | desmentiscam | desmentiscatz | desmentiscan |
| subjunctive | imperfect | desmentiguèsse | desmentiguèsses | desmentiguèsse | desmentiguèssem | desmentiguèssetz | desmentiguèsson |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle | use the present subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle | use the present subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle | use the present subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle | use the present subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle | use the present subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle |
| compound tenses | pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle |
| imperative | imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — |
| imperative | imperative | | desmentís | | desmentiscam | desmentissetz | $^1$Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects |

## Old French
### Verb

desmentir
* to deny

#### Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

#### Descendants

* French: démentir

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From des- +‎ mentir.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /dez.mẽˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [dez.mẽˈt͡ʃi(h)], /d͡ʒiz.mẽˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.mẽˈt͡ʃi(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /dez.mẽˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [dez.mẽˈt͡ʃi(h)], /d͡ʒiz.mẽˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.mẽˈt͡ʃi(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /dez.mẽˈt͡ʃi(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒiz.mẽˈt͡ʃi(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /deʒ.mẽˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [deʒ.mẽˈt͡ʃi(χ)], /d͡ʒiʒ.mẽˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʒ.mẽˈt͡ʃi(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /dez.mẽˈt͡ʃi(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /dɨʒ.mẽˈtiɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /dɨʒ.mẽˈtiɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /dɨʒ.mẽˈti.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: des‧men‧tir

### Verb

desmentir (first-person singular present desminto, third-person singular present desmente, first-person singular preterite desmenti, past participle desmentido)
* to belie (to contradict, to show (something) to be false)
* to deny

#### Conjugation
## Spanish
### Etymology

From des- +‎ mentir.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /desmenˈtiɾ/ [d̪ez.mẽn̪ˈt̪iɾ]
* Rhymes: -iɾ
* Syllabification: des‧men‧tir

### Verb

desmentir (first-person singular present desmiento, first-person singular preterite desmentí, past participle desmentido)
* to refute, discredit
* to belie; to give a false representation

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | desmentir | desmentir | desmentir | desmentir | desmentir |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | desmintiendo | desmintiendo | desmintiendo | desmintiendo | desmintiendo |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | desmentido | desmentido | desmentida | desmentida |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | desmentidos | desmentidos | desmentidas | desmentidas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| indicative | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| indicative | present | desmiento | desmientes$^{tú}$ desmentís$^{vos}$ | desmiente | desmentimos | desmentís | desmienten |
| indicative | imperfect | desmentía | desmentías | desmentía | desmentíamos | desmentíais | desmentían |
| indicative | preterite | desmentí | desmentiste | desmintió | desmentimos | desmentisteis | desmintieron |
| indicative | future | desmentiré | desmentirás | desmentirá | desmentiremos | desmentiréis | desmentirán |
| indicative | conditional | desmentiría | desmentirías | desmentiría | desmentiríamos | desmentiríais | desmentirían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | desmienta | desmientas$^{tú}$ desmintás$^{vos2}$ | desmienta | desmintamos | desmintáis | desmientan |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | desmintiera | desmintieras | desmintiera | desmintiéramos | desmintierais | desmintieran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | desmintiese | desmintieses | desmintiese | desmintiésemos | desmintieseis | desmintiesen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | desmintiere | desmintieres | desmintiere | desmintiéremos | desmintiereis | desmintieren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | desmiente$^{tú}$ desmentí$^{vos}$ | desmienta | desmintamos | desmentid | desmientan |
| imperative | negative | | no desmientas | no desmienta | no desmintamos | no desmintáis | no desmientan |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### Further reading

* “desmentir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28