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Variant of deny

deny Definition

deny (dē nī′, di-)

transitive verb denied -·nied′, denying -·ny′·ing

  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

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

deny Idioms

deny oneself

  1. to do without desired things
  2. 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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