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deny
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As a verb, deny means disallow or reject.
Meanings of deny
10 meaningsverb
To disallow or reject.
“I wanted to go to the party, but I was denied.”
To assert that something is not true.
“I deny that I was at the party.”
“Everyone knows he committed the crime, but he still denies it.”
ditransitiveTo refuse to give or grant something to someone.
“My father denied me a good education.”
To take something away from someone; to deprive of.
sportsTo prevent from scoring.
To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
Declare untrue; contradict
“He denied the allegations”
“She denied that she had taken money”
Deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
“She denied herself wine and spirits”
Similar: abnegateDeny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
Similar: traverse
Older and rare meanings (1)
obsoleteTo refuse (to do or accept something).
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).