Deny
Deny , transitive verb
[Old English denien, denaien, Old French denier, deneer, French dénier, from Latin 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.
We deny what another says, or we deny the truth of an assertion, the force of it, or the assertion itself.
2.
To refuse (to do something or to accept something); to reject; to decline; to renounce. [Obsolete]
If you deny to dance.
3.
To refuse to grant; to withhold; to refuse to gratify or yield to; as, to deny a request.
Who finds not Providence all good and wise,
Alike in what it gives, and what denies?
To some men, it is more agreeable to deny a vicious inclination, than to gratify it.
4.
To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, and the like; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
The falsehood of denying his opinion.
Thou thrice denied, yet thrice beloved.
Let him deny himself, and take up his cross.
Collocations (1)
To deny one's self , to decline the gratification of appetites or desires; to practice self-denial.
Deny , intransitive verb
To answer in the negative; to declare an assertion not to be true.
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid.