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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
/ »åɪˈ²Ô²¹Éª /
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 ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- »å±ð·²Ô²â·¾±²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
- ±è°ù±ð·»å±ð·²Ô²â verb (used with object) predenied predenying
- °ù±ð·»å±ð·²Ô²â verb (used with object) redenied redenying
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of deny1
˜yÐÄvlog 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
The federal charges against Combs make no mention of minors in the indictment, and Combs, through his attorneys, has denied the allegations.
The 103-page decision overturns a trial court ruling denying Republican Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin's request to toss out tens of thousands of votes he claims are invalid.
Brand denied those allegations and maintained they were part of a coordinated smear campaign against him in an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson last year.
He strongly denies all the claims, saying "there is no credible evidence against me", and says he is the victim of "a political assassination because I dared to question Nigel Farage".
The hip-hop mogul has denied all the allegations against him, including those outlined in dozens of civil lawsuits filed.
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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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