v. t. | 1. | To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; - opposed to affirm, allow, or admit. | |||
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; | ||||
4. | To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, and the like; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
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v. i. | 1. | To answer in negative; to declare an assertion not to be true. |
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 | |
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" |