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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

     4

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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 › us › dictionaryDENY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

4. 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.

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.dictionary.com › browse › denyDENY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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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.

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.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.