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deny

[ dih-nahy ]

verb (used with object)

denied, denying.
  1. to state that (something declared or believed to be true) is not true:

    to deny an accusation.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms: , ,

  2. to refuse to agree or accede to:

    to deny a petition.

  3. to withhold the possession, use, or enjoyment of:

    to deny access to secret information.

    Antonyms:

  4. to withhold something from, or refuse to grant a request of:

    to deny a beggar.

  5. to refuse to recognize or acknowledge; disown; disavow; repudiate:

    to deny one's gods.

    Synonyms: ,

  6. to withhold (someone) from accessibility to a visitor:

    The secretary denied his employer to all those without appointments.

  7. Obsolete. to refuse to take or accept.


deny

/ »åɪˈ²Ô²¹Éª /

verb

  1. to declare (an assertion, statement, etc) to be untrue

    he denied that he had killed her

  2. to reject as false; refuse to accept or believe
  3. to withhold; refuse to give
  4. to refuse to fulfil the requests or expectations of

    it is hard to deny a child

  5. to refuse to acknowledge or recognize; disown; disavow

    the baron denied his wicked son

  6. to refuse (oneself) things desired
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of deny1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English denien, from Old French denier, from Latin »åŧ²Ô±ð²µÄå°ù±ð; denegation
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of deny1

C13: from Old French denier, from Latin »åŧ²Ô±ð²µÄå°ù±ð, from ²Ô±ð²µÄå°ù±ð
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
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Synonym Study

Deny, contradict both imply objecting to or arguing against something. To deny is to say that something is not true: to deny an allegation. To contradict is to declare that the contrary is true: to contradict a statement.
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The federal charges against Combs make no mention of minors in the indictment, and Combs, through his attorneys, has denied the allegations.

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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.

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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.

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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".

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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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