denying

Variant of deny

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

Origin: ME denien < OFr denier < L denegare < de-, intens. + negare, to deny: see negation

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