Old French

Verb

desmentir

1. to deny

Descendants

• French: démentir

Portuguese

Verb

desmentir ‎(first-person singular present indicative desminto, past participle desmentido)

1. to belie
2. to deny

Conjugation

Spanish

Verb

desmentir ‎(first-person singular present desmiento, first-person singular preterite desmentí, past participle desmentido)

1. to refute.
2. to belie; to give a false representation

Conjugation

• Rule: e becomes a ie in stressed syllables and i in certain conjugations.