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Deny Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Deny?
[v] declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"
[v] refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness" [v] refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus" [v] deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit [v] refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance" [v] deny oneself (something); restrain, esp. from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits" [v] 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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Deny: refuse | traverse Related Terms | Find terms related to Deny: abandon | abjure | abstain | answer | answer conclusively | argue down | assert the contrary | avoid | back down | back out | backwater | ban | bar | be contrary to | begrudge | belie | brush aside | call into question | challenge | chuck | chuck out | climb down | close the hand | confound | confute | constrain | contemn | contest | contradict | contravene | controvert | counter | crawfish out | cross | crush | curb | debar | decline | defeat | demolish | desert | despise | disaffirm | disallow | disapprove | disavow | disbelieve | discard | disclaim | discount | discredit | disdain | dismiss | disown | dispose of | disprove | dispute | disregard | eat crow | eat humble pie | embargo | enjoin | eschew | except | exclude | exclude from | finish | floor | forbear | forbid | forgo | forsake | forswear | gag on | gainsay | grudge | hold back | ignore | impugn | inhibit | interdict | join issue upon | keep back | misbelieve | negate | negative | nonplus | not accept | not admit | not believe | not buy | not swallow | nullify | oppose | oppugn | outlaw | overthrow | overturn | overwhelm | parry | pass by | pass up | preclude | prevent | prohibit | proscribe | push aside | put to silence | rebuff | rebut | recall | recant | reduce to silence | refrain | refuse | refuse to admit | refuse to consider | refuse to credit | refute | reject | renege | renounce | repel | repress | repudiate | repulse | restrain | retract | revoke | rule out | sacrifice | say no to | scout | settle | shove away | shun | shut out | shut up | silence | smash all opposition | spurn | squash | squelch | subvert | suppress | swallow | taboo | take back | take issue with | throw away | throw out | traverse | turn away | turn down | turn out | unbelieve | undermine | unsay | upset | waive | withdraw | withhold See Also | abnegate | check | contain | contradict | contravene | control | curb | disavow | disclaim | hold | hold in | hold on | keep | keep back | moderate | negate | renounce | repudiate | withhold Deny In Webster's Dictionary \De*ny"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Denied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Denying}.] [OE. denien, denaien, OF. denier, deneer, F.
d['e]nier, fr. L. denegare; de- + negare to say no, deny. See
{Negation}.]
1. To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; --
opposed to affirm, allow, or admit.
Note: We deny what another says, or we deny the truth of an
assertion, the force of it, or the assertion itself.
2. To refuse (to do something or to accept something); to
reject; to decline; to renounce. [Obs.] ``If you deny to
dance.'' --Shak.
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.
\De*ny"\, v. i. 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. |
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