Meaning
deny, refute
- to declare a statement, rumor, or report to be false; deny officially
- to prove an expectation or belief wrong; contradict
In a sentence
Il portavoce ha subito smentito le voci sulle dimissioni.
The spokesperson immediately denied the rumors about the resignation.
I risultati delle analisi hanno smentito l'ipotesi iniziale.
The test results refuted the initial hypothesis.
Non intendo smentire quanto dichiarato ieri alla stampa.
I do not intend to deny what was stated yesterday to the press.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| smentire | infinitive |
| smentisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| smentisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| smentisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| smentiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| smentite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| smentiscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| smentivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| smentivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| smentiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| smentivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| smentivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| smentivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| smentii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| smentisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| smentì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| smentimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| smentiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| smentirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| smentirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| smentirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| smentirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| smentiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| smentirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| smentiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| smentisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| smentisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| smentisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| smentiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| smentiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| smentiscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| smentissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| smentissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| smentisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| smentissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| smentiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| smentissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| smentirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| smentiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| smentirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| smentiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| smentireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| smentirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| smentisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| smentiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| smentite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| smentendo | gerund |
| smentito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes the '-isc-' infix in the present: smentisco, smentisci, smentisce, smentiscono.
- Differs from 'negare': 'smentire' is specifically to refute a claim or rumor that has been circulated.