deny
v.
say that something is not true; refuse; renounce
Deny
deny
Verb
1. declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"
(antonym) admit, acknowledge
(hypernym) contradict, negate, contravene
(hyponym) disclaim
(derivation) denier
2. refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"
(hypernym) renounce, repudiate
(hyponym) abnegate
(derivation) denier
3. 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"
(hypernym) withhold, keep back
(derivation) denier
4. refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance"
(synonym) refuse
(antonym) allow, grant
(hypernym) keep, hold on
(hyponym) withhold, keep back
(verb-group) abnegate
(derivation) denier
5. deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits"
(synonym) abnegate
(hypernym) control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
(verb-group) refuse
(derivation) denier
6. deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
(synonym) traverse
(derivation) denier
7. refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus"
(hypernym) disavow
(derivation) denier
Deny
(v. t.)
To refuse to grant; to withhold; to refuse to gratify or yield to; as, to deny a request.
(v. t.)
To refuse (to do something or to accept something); to reject; to decline; to renounce.
(v. t.)
To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, and the like; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
(v. t.)
To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; -- opposed to affirm, allow, or admit.
(v. i.)
To answer in negative; to declare an assertion not to be true.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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