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1. (v.t.) deny
to state that (something declared) is not true:
to deny an accusation.
2. deny
to refuse to agree or accede to:
to deny a petition.
3. deny
to withhold the possession, use, or enjoyment of:
to deny access to information.
4. deny
to withhold something from, or refuse to grant a request of:
to deny a beggar.
5. deny
to refuse to recognize or acknowledge; disavow; repudiate:
to deny one's gods.
6. deny
to refrain from satisfying one's desires.
7. deny
to refuse to indulge oneself in; abstain from.
Etymology: (1250–1300; < OF denier < L dēnegāre=dē- de - +negāre to deny)
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| Definition of 'deny' |
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1. (verb) deny
declare untrue; contradict
"He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"
2. (verb) deny
refuse to accept or believe
"He denied his fatal illness"
3. (verb) deny
refuse to grant, as of a petition or request
"The dean denied the students' request for more physics courses"; "the prisoners were denied the right to exercise for more than 2 hours a day"
4. (verb) deny, refuse
refuse to let have
"She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance"
5. (verb) deny, abnegate
deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
"She denied herself wine and spirits"
6. (verb) traverse, deny
deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
7. (verb) deny
refuse to recognize or acknowledge
"Peter denied Jesus"
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1. (verb) deny
to state that sth is not true
She denied giving him the money.; He kept denying that he'd met me.
2. deny
to refuse to allow sth to happen
The company can deny you service.
3. deny
to refuse to admit that sth negative happens or exists
For years she denied her resentment.
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| Definition of 'deny' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) deny
to declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; -- opposed to affirm, allow, or admit
2. (verb) deny
to refuse (to do something or to accept something); to reject; to decline; to renounce
3. (verb) deny
to refuse to grant; to withhold; to refuse to gratify or yield to; as, to deny a request
4. (verb) deny
to disclaim connection with, responsibility for, and the like; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow
5. (verb) deny
to answer in /// negative; to declare an assertion not to be true
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Sense: to declare not to be true
He denied the charge of theft.
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 Afrikaans: ontken, weerspreek |
 Arabic: يُنْكِر |
 Bulgarian: отричам |
 Brazilian: negar |
 Czech: popřít |
 German: bestreiten |
 Danish: benægte; nægte |
 Greek: αρνούμαι, διαψεύδω |
 Spanish: negar, desmentir |
 Estonian: eitama |
 Farsi: انکار کردن |
 Finnish: kiistää |
 French: nier |
 Hebrew: לְהַכּחִיש |
 Hindi: अस्वीकार करना, बात काटना |
 Croatian: poreći, zanijekati |
 Hungarian: tagad |
 Indonesian: membantah |
 Icelandic: neita, vísa á bug |
 Italian: negare |
 Japanese: 否定する |
 Korean: 부정하다 |
 Lithuanian: neigti |
 Latvian: noliegt |
 Malay: menafikan |
 Dutch: ontkennen |
 Norwegian: (be)nekte, dementere |
 Polish: zaprzeczać |
 Persian: انکار کردن |
 Pashto: ردول، انكار كول: دمسئوليت |
 Portuguese: negar |
 Romanian: a nega |
 Russian: отрицать |
 Slovak: poprieť |
 Slovenian: zanikati |
 Serbian: poricati |
 Swedish: neka till, förneka, be-st |
 Thai: ประกาศว่าไม่จริง |
 Turkish: inkâr etmek, reddetmek |
 Taiwanese: 否認 |
 Ukrainian: заперечувати |
 Urdu: غلط ٹھہرانا |
 Vietnamese: phủ nhận |
 Chinese: 否认 |
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