denied

transitive verb denied, denying

1. to declare (a statement) untrue; contradict
2. to refuse to accept as true or right; reject as unfounded, unreal, etc.
3. to refuse to acknowledge as one's own; disown; repudiate
4. to refuse the use of or access to
5. to refuse to grant or give
6. to refuse the request of (a person)
7. Obsolete to forbid