4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Deny \De*ny"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Denied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Denying}.] [OE. denien, denaien, OF. denier, deneer, F. d['e]nier, fr. L. denegare; de- + negare to say no, deny. See {Negation}.] 1. To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; -- opposed to affirm, allow, or admit. [1913 Webster] Note: We deny what another says, or we deny the truth of an assertion, the force of it, or the assertion itself. [1913 Webster] 2. To refuse (to do something or to accept something); to reject; to decline; to renounce. [Obs.] "If you deny to dance." --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To refuse to grant; to withhold; to refuse to gratify or yield to; as, to deny a request. [1913 Webster] Who finds not Providence all good and wise, Alike in what it gives, and what denies? --Pope. [1913 Webster] To some men, it is more agreeable to deny a vicious inclination, than to gratify it. --J. Edwards. [1913 Webster] 4. To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, and the like; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow. [1913 Webster] The falsehood of denying his opinion. --Bancroft. [1913 Webster] Thou thrice denied, yet thrice beloved. --Keble. [1913 Webster] {To deny one's self}, to decline the gratification of appetites or desires; to practice self-denial. [1913 Webster] Let him deny himself, and take up his cross. --Matt. xvi. 24. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: denied See {deny} From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: deny v 1: declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money" [ant: {admit}] 2: refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness" 3: 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" 4: refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance" [syn: {refuse}] [ant: {allow}] 5: deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits" [syn: {abnegate}] 6: deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit [syn: {traverse}] 7: refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus" [also: {denied}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 42 Moby Thesaurus words for "denied": belied, confounded, confuted, contemned, declined, declined with thanks, deflated, despised, disapproved, discarded, discounted, discredited, disdained, dismissed, disowned, disproved, disputed, excepted, excluded, exploded, exposed, forsworn, ignored, impugned, invalidated, negated, negatived, not considered, overthrown, overturned, punctured, rebuffed, refused, refuted, rejected, renounced, repudiated, repulsed, scouted, shown up, spurned, upset
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