See also: mentiré

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Etymology edit

From Latin mentīrī.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /menˈti.re/
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  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: men‧tì‧re

Verb edit

mentìre (first-person singular present ménto or (traditional) mènto or mentìsco, first-person singular past historic mentìi, past participle mentìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to lie (tell an untruth)
  2. (transitive, uncommon) to falsify (a circumstance, the truth), to fake (a smile, etc.)

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mentīre

  1. second-person singular present active imperative/indicative of mentior