deny Definition
deny (dē nī′, di-)
transitive verb -·nied′, -·ny′·ing
- to declare (a statement) untrue; contradict
- to refuse to accept as true or right; reject as unfounded, unreal, etc.
- to refuse to acknowledge as one's own; disown; repudiate
- to refuse the use of or access to
- to refuse to grant or give
- to refuse the request of (a person)
- Obsolete to forbid
Etymology: ME denien < OFr denier < L denegare < de-, intens. + negare, to deny: see negation
deny Idioms
deny oneself
- to do without desired things
- to abstain from
deny Synonyms
deny
v.
deny implies a refusal to accept as true, real, valid, existent, or tenable he denied the charge; to gainsay is to dispute what a person says or to challenge the person saying it facts that cannot be gainsaid; contradict not only implies emphatic denial, but, in addition, often suggests belief or evidence that the opposite or contrary is true the facts contradict his statement; impugn implies a direct, forceful attack against that which one calls into question she impugned his motives
deny Law Definition
v
deny Usage Examples
Object
- allegation: MMC, however, neither admitted or denied the allegations.
- rumor: Saints deny rumors of Fowler play Sun 13 Nov Saints have moved to deny rumors that Robbie Fowler could be joining Southampton on loan.
- existence: Similarly, you cannot discuss the purpose of life with a man who denies the existence of God.
- accusation: The group denies accusations that it is aiding terrorists in the south.
- wrongdoing: Dr. Bell said that Premier Foods had always denied any wrongdoing in this matter.
- access: Anyone abusing these services will be denied access to the secure portion of the website.
Subject
keeper: Cole went close for Blues but was denied by keeper Smith, and Hucknall pushed forward with Mark Smith prominent.
Modifying Another Word
- vehemently: She vehemently denied that she had given it to Diana to sell.
- strenuously: The police strenuously deny that there is any evidence to support these claims.
- categorically: Yet in your letter of information you categorically deny what comrade N tells me.
- flatly: He flatly denies the fundamental truths of the Gospel.
- no: However, there's no denying the sector is slowing.
- vigorously: Many archeologists vigorously deny that cannibalism has ever been normal practice in Britain or elsewhere, in prehistory or at any more recent period.
Used with why or when
what: The guest can now only confirm or deny what has been said.
Present participle complement
- assault: Peters denied assaulting her, but admitted that " I only poked her with my stick to see if she was alive.
- murder: George ( 41 ) denies murdering the TV presenter on 26 April 1999.
- board: Details of our denied boarding rules are available on request at check-in counters.
- steal: Man denies stealing rower's Olympic medal about the guy arrested for nicking Matthew Pinsent's latest bit of metalwork.
- know: Marcia goes missing and the plot thickens when her teachers / landlord etc deny ever knowing her.
Preposition: by
keeper: Cole went close for Blues but was denied by keeper Smith, and Hucknall pushed forward with Mark Smith prominent.
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