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deny

/ deny /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
declare untrue; contradict
"He denied the allegations"
"She denied that she had taken money"
Opposites:
admit acknowledge
Type of:
contradict negate contravene
Kinds of:
disclaim repudiate disavow
Derived:
denier denial
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 2
refuse to accept or believe
"He denied his fatal illness"
Type of:
renounce repudiate
Kinds of:
abnegate
Derived:
denier
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 3
refuse to recognize or acknowledge
"Peter denied Jesus"
Type of:
disavow
Derived:
denier
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
refuse to let have
"She denies me every pleasure"
"he denies her her weekly allowance"
Opposites:
allow grant
Type of:
keep hold on
Kinds of:
withhold keep back
Derived:
refusal denier
Verb group:
abnegate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody's (body part) ----s
verb Sense 5
deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
"She denied herself wine and spirits"
Type of:
control hold in hold
Derived:
abnegation self-abnegation denial self-denial self-renunciation
Verb group:
refuse
Usage Patterns:
Somebody's (body part) ----s
verb Sense 6
refuse to grant, as of a petition or request
"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"
Type of:
withhold keep back
Derived:
denier denial
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody's (body part) ----s
verb Sense 7
deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
Derived:
denier defense defence denial demurrer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
74%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
43
Times Searched
3
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contradict negate contravene disclaim repudiate disavow admit acknowledge renounce abnegate keep hold on