denying
Variant of deny
deny
Definition
deny (dē nī′, di-)
transitive verb denied -·nied′, denying -·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 oneself
- to do without desired things
- to abstain from
denying
Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- no: However, there's no denying the sector is slowing.
denying Quotes
She knew how to allure by denying, and to make the gift rich by delaying it. Trollope, Anthony
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