Deny

v. t.	1.	To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; - opposed to affirm, allow, or admit. [imp. & p. p. Denied ; p. pr. & vb. n. Denying.]
	2.	To refuse (to do something or to accept something); to reject; to decline; to renounce.
	3.	To refuse to grant; to withhold; to refuse to gratify or yield to; as, to deny a request. Who finds not Providence all good and wise, Alike in what it gives, and what denies? - Pope. To some men, it is more agreeable to deny a vicious inclination, than to gratify it. - J. Edwards.
	4.	To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, and the like; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow. The falsehood of denying his opinion. - Bancroft. Thou thrice denied, yet thrice beloved. - Keble. To deny one's self to decline the gratification of appetites or desires; to practice self-denial. Let him deny himself, and take up his cross. - Matt. xvi. 24.
v. i.	1.	To answer in negative; to declare an assertion not to be true. Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. - Gen. xviii. 15.

Verb	1.	deny - declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money" Antonyms: acknowledge, admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"
	2.	deny - refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"
	3.	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.	deny - refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance" Synonyms: refuse Antonyms: grant, allow - let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"
	5.	deny - deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits" Synonyms: abnegate
	6.	deny - deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit Synonyms: traverse
	7.	deny - refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus"

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