deny

de·ny  (d-n)

tr.v. de·nied, de·ny·ing, de·nies

1. To declare untrue; contradict.

2. To refuse to believe; reject.

3. To refuse to recognize or acknowledge; disavow.

4.

a. To decline to grant or allow; refuse: deny the student's request; denied the prisoner food or water.

b. To give a refusal to; turn down or away: The protesters were determined not to be denied.

c. To restrain (oneself) especially from indulgence in pleasures.

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[Middle English denien, from Old French denier, from Latin dnegre : d-, de- + negre, to say no; see ne in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: deny, contradict, contravene, disaffirm, gainsay, negate, traverse
These verbs mean to refuse to admit the existence, truth, or value of: denied the rumor; contradicted the statement; contravene a conclusion; disaffirm a suggestion; trying to gainsay the evidence; negated the allegations; traverse an indictment.

Antonym: affirm

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deny [dɪˈnaɪ]

vb -nies, -nying, -nied (tr)

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

5. to refuse to acknowledge or recognize; disown; disavow the baron denied his wicked son

6. to refuse (oneself) things desired

[from Old French denier, from Latin dēnegāre, from negāre]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	deny - declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money" disclaim - make a disclaimer about; "He disclaimed any responsibility" repudiate - reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust; "She repudiated the accusations" disavow - refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children" contradict, contravene, negate - deny the truth of acknowledge, admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"
	2.	deny - refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness" repudiate, disown, renounce - cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son" abnegate - deny or renounce; "They abnegated their gods"
	3.	deny - 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" withhold, keep back - hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"
	4.	deny - refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance" refuse keep, hold on - retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married" abnegate, deny - deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits" withhold, keep back - hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room" grant, allow - let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"
	5.	deny - deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits" abnegate deny, refuse - refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance" curb, hold in, control, moderate, contain, check, hold - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
	6.	deny - deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit traverse practice of law, law - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system; "he studied law at Yale"
	7.	deny - refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus" disavow - refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"

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deny

verb

1. contradict, oppose, counter, disagree with, rebuff, negate, rebut, refute, gainsay (archaic or literary) She denied the accusations.
contradict agree, accept, admit, confirm, acknowledge, recognize, concede, allow, affirm, take on board

2. renounce, reject, discard, revoke, retract, repudiate, renege, disown, rebut, disavow, recant, disclaim, abjure, abnegate, refuse to acknowledge or recognize I denied my parents because I wanted to become someone else.

3. refuse, decline, forbid, reject, rule out, veto, turn down, prohibit, withhold, preclude, disallow, negate, begrudge, interdict His ex-wife denies him access to his children.
refuse let, grant, permit

Translations

deny [dɪˈnaɪ] VT

1. [+ charge] → negar, rechazar; [+ report] → desmentir; [+ possibility, truth of statement] → negar
to deny having done sth → negar haber hecho algo
to deny that → negar que ...
he denies that he said it; he denies having said it → niega haberlo dicho
I don't deny it → no lo niego
she denied everything → lo negó todo
there's no denying it → no se puede negar, es innegable

2. (= refuse) [+ request] → denegar
to deny sb sth → negar algo a algn, privar a algn de algo
to deny o.s. sth → privarse de algo
he was not going to be denied his revenge → nada iba a impedir su venganza

3. (= renounce) [+ faith] → renegar de

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deny [dɪˈnaɪ] vt

[+ accusation] → nier
She denied everything → Elle a tout nié.
to deny involvement → nier toute participation
to deny (that) ... → nier que ...
to deny knowing sth → nier avoir eu connaissance de qch
to deny having done → nier avoir fait

(= refuse) → refuser
to deny sb sth → refuser qch à qn

(= disown) → renier

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deny

vt

charge, accusation etc → bestreiten, abstreiten, (ab)leugnen; existence of God → leugnen; (officially) → dementieren; do you deny having said that? → bestreiten or leugnen Sie, das gesagt zu haben?; there’s no denying it → das lässt sich nicht bestreiten or leugnen; I deny that there is a real need for it → ich bestreite, dass ein echtes Bedürfnis danach besteht; to deny liability → keine Haftung übernehmen

(= refuse) to deny somebody’s request → jdm seine Bitte abschlagen; to deny somebody his rights → jdm seine Rechte vorenthalten; to deny somebody aid/a privilege → jdm Hilfe/ein Privileg versagen; to deny somebody access (to something) → jdm den Zugang (zu etw) verwehren; to deny somebody credit → jdm den Kredit verweigern; I can’t deny her anything → ich kann ihr nichts abschlagen; I had to deny myself the pleasure of seeing him → ich musste mir das Vergnügen, ihn zu sehen, versagen; why should I deny myself these little comforts? → warum sollte ich mir das bisschen Komfort nicht gönnen?

(= disown) leader, religion, principles → verleugnen

to deny oneself → sich selbst verleugnen

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deny [dɪˈnaɪ] vt

a. (possibility, truth of statement, charge) → negare; (report) → smentire
there's no denying it → è innegabile
he denies having said it → nega di averlo detto

b. (refuse) to deny sb sth → negare qc a qn, rifiutare qc a qn
to deny o.s. sth → negarsi qc, privarsi di qc

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deny [dɪˈnaɪ] vt

a. (possibility, truth of statement, charge) → negare; (report) → smentire
there's no denying it → è innegabile
he denies having said it → nega di averlo detto

b. (refuse) to deny sb sth → negare qc a qn, rifiutare qc a qn
to deny o.s. sth → negarsi qc, privarsi di qc

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deny

v deny [diˈnai]

1 to declare not to be true He denied the charge of theft. ontken, weerspreek يُنْكِر отричам popřít benægte; nægte bestreiten αρνούμαι, διαψεύδω negar, desmentir eitama انکار کردن kiistää nier לְהַכּחִיש अस्वीकार करना, बात काटना poreći,zanijekati tagad membantah neita, vísa á bug negare 否定する 부정하다 neigti noliegt menafikan ontkennen (be)nekte, dementere zaprzeczać negar a nega отрицать poprieť zanikati poricati neka till, förneka, be-strida ประกาศว่าไม่จริง inkâr etmek, reddetmek 否認 заперечувати غلط ٹھہرانا phủ nhận 否认

2 to refuse (to give or grant someone something); to say `no' to He was denied admission to the house. weier, ontsê يَرْفُض отказвам zamítnout nægte ablehnen αρνούμαι rechazar keelama رد کردن؛ جواب رد دادن kieltää refuser לִשלוֹל वंचित करना uskratiti megtagad menolak neita um rifiutare 拒む 거절하다 at(si)sakyti, atmesti noraidīt; neatļaut menidakkan ontzeggen nekte odmawiać recusar a refuza отказывать odmietnuť zavrniti uskratiti neka, vägra ปฏิเสธ kabul etmemek 拒絕 відмовляти روک دینا từ chối 拒绝

n deˈnial

1 (an act of) declaring that something is not true Do you accept her denial? ontkenning إنْكار отричане popření benægtelse; dementi das Leugnen διάψευση denegación eitamine انکار؛ تکذیب kielto dénégation הַכּחָשָה खंडन, इनकार poricanje tagadás bantahan (af)neitun diniego, smentita 否定 부정 paneigimas noliegums; atsaukums penafian ontkenning benektelse, dementi zaprzeczenie negativa negare опровержение popretie zanikanje poricanje []nekande, bestridande การไม่ยอมรับ inkâr, yalanlama 否認某事 заперечення تردید sự phủ nhận 否认某事

2 (an act of) refusing someone something a denial of his request. weier رَفْض отказване odmítnutí afvisning die Ablehnung άρνηση negativa, rechazo äraütlemine عدم پذیرش؛ رد epääminen refus שְׁלִילָה प्रतिवाद uskraćivanje visszautasítás penolakan höfnun rifiuto 拒否 거절 atmetimas atteikums sangkalan weigering avslag, fornektelse odmowa recusa refuz отказ odmietnutie zavrnitev uskraćivanje avslag, vägran การปฎิเสธ red, kabul etmeme 拒絕接受 відмова انکار sự từ chối 拒绝接受

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deny → ينُكر popřít nægte bestreiten διαψεύδω negar kieltää nier nijekati negare 否定する 부정하다 ontkennen nekte zaprzeczyć negar отрицать förneka ปฏิเสธ inkar etmek phủ nhận 否认