deny | ||
1. | [ verb ] declare untrue; contradict | |
Examples: | "He denied the allegations" "She denied that she had taken money" |
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Related terms: | admit contradict repudiate disavow disclaim denier | |
2. | [ verb ] refuse to accept or believe | |
Examples: | "He denied his fatal illness" |
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Related terms: | renounce abnegate denier | |
3. | [ verb ] refuse to grant, as of a petition or request | |
Examples: | "The dean denied the students' request for more physics courses" "the prisoners were denied the right to exercise for more than 2 hours a day" |
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Related terms: | withhold denier | |
4. | [ verb ] refuse to let have | |
Synonyms: | refuse | |
Examples: | "She denies me every pleasure" "he denies her weekly allowance" |
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Related terms: | allow keep withhold refusal | |
5. | [ verb ] deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit | |
Synonyms: | traverse | |
Related terms: | denier defense | |
6. | [ verb ] deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure | |
Synonyms: | abnegate | |
Examples: | "She denied herself wine and spirits" |
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Related terms: | control abnegation | |
7. | [ verb ] refuse to recognize or acknowledge | |
Examples: | "Peter denied Jesus" |
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Related terms: | disavow denier | |
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