German VERB B2 Rank 13852

dementieren

to deny

dementieren – dementierte – hat dementiert

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dementieren vs bestreiten

to deny / cover / contest

Bestreiten and dementieren can both reject a claim as untrue. Bestreiten mainly describes rejecting the content of a statement. Dementieren emphasizes that a report, rumor, or piece of news is rejected publicly and officially.

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dementieren

Das Ministerium dementierte die Nachricht in einer offiziellen Mitteilung.

The ministry denied the report in an official statement.

bestreiten

Der Politiker bestritt den Vorwurf in einem Gespräch mit den Journalisten.

The politician denied the accusation in a conversation with the journalists.

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