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deny
[ dih-nahy ]
verb (used with object)
- to state that (something declared or believed to be true) is not true:
to deny an accusation.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms: , ,
- to refuse to agree or accede to:
to deny a petition.
- to withhold the possession, use, or enjoyment of:
to deny access to secret information.
Antonyms:
- to withhold something from, or refuse to grant a request of:
to deny a beggar.
to deny one's gods.
Synonyms: ,
- to withhold (someone) from accessibility to a visitor:
The secretary denied his employer to all those without appointments.
- Obsolete. to refuse to take or accept.
deny
/ ɪˈԲɪ /
verb
- to declare (an assertion, statement, etc) to be untrue
he denied that he had killed her
- to reject as false; refuse to accept or believe
- to withhold; refuse to give
- to refuse to fulfil the requests or expectations of
it is hard to deny a child
- to refuse to acknowledge or recognize; disown; disavow
the baron denied his wicked son
- to refuse (oneself) things desired
Other Word Forms
- ·Բ·Բ· adverb
- ··Բ verb (used with object) predenied predenying
- ··Բ verb (used with object) redenied redenying
Word History and Origins
Origin of deny1
Word History and Origins
Origin of deny1
Idioms and Phrases
- deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He has denied the charges and accused the authorities of "inventing evidence to justify stealing the election".
The Turkish military has denied carrying out a strike that day, but a police report seen by the BBC attributes the incident to a Turkish drone.
In practice, people holding onto public office until the day they die denies opportunities to capable young adults and harms the party they serve.
Mr Mears has admitted manslaughter, but denies murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility, and is on trial at Caernarfon Crown Court.
Cox also denied ever getting a series of cash handouts from Oricom.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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