/day mahn"tee/ ; Fr. /day mahonn tee"/ , n. , pl. démentis /-teez/ ; Fr. /-tee"/ .
an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.
[ 1585-95; démentir to deny, OF desmentir, equiv. to des- DIS- 1 + mentir to lie mentiri ]
/day mahn"tee/ ; Fr. /day mahonn tee"/ , n. , pl. démentis /-teez/ ; Fr. /-tee"/ .
an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.
[ 1585-95; démentir to deny, OF desmentir, equiv. to des- DIS- 1 + mentir to lie mentiri ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012