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   deny

   /dɪˈnʌɪ/

   verb

   • 1. state that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of: "both firms deny any responsibility for the tragedy" Similar contradictrepudiategainsaydeclare untruedissent fromdisagree withchallengecontestopposeretracttake backback-pedaldisprovedebunkexplodediscreditrefuterebutinvalidatenegatenullifyquashinformal:shoot full of holesshoot down (in flames)disaffirmrare:controvertconfutenegativeOpposite confirm
   • ▪ refuse to admit the truth of (a concept or proposition that is supported by the majority of scientific or historical evidence): "an anti-environmentalist campaign group that denies climate change"
   • 2. refuse to give (something requested or desired) to (someone): "the inquiry was denied access to intelligence sources" Similar refuseturn downrejectrebuffrepulsedeclinevetodismissinformal:knock backgive the thumbs down togive the red light togive the brush-off toOpposite accept
   • ▪ refuse to let oneself have something that one desires: "there was no way that I was going to deny myself ice cream"
   • ▪ refuse access to (someone): archaic "the servants are ordered to deny him"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French deni-, stressed stem of deneier, from Latin denegare, from de- ‘formally’ + negare ‘say no’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • Y

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › denyDeny Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of DENY is to declare (something) to be untrue. How to use deny in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Deny.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDENY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DENY definition: 1. to say that something is not true: 2. it is true: 3. to not allow someone to have or do…. Learn more.

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   Deny definition: to state that (something declared or believed to be true) is not true. See examples of DENY used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDENY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   to say that something is not true, especially something that you are accused of: She denies any involvement in the attack. [ + (that) ] He never denied that he said those things. [ + doing sth ] He denies murdering his father. Fewer examples. He denied any knowledge of the matter.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › denyerDeny - definition of deny by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to declare (an assertion, statement, etc) to be untrue: he denied that he had killed her. 2. to reject as false; refuse to accept or believe. 3. to withhold; refuse to give. 4. to refuse to fulfil the requests or expectations of: it is hard to deny a child.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDENY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you deny someone or something, you say that they have no connection with you or do not belong to you. [ formal ] I denied my father because I wanted to become someone else.

8. www.wordreference.com › definition › denydeny - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms, and usage of the verb deny, which means to state that something is not true or to refuse to agree or grant something. See examples, idioms, and related words for deny.