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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’.

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   What does deny mean?

   • , de·nied, de·ny·ing. to deny an accusation. to deny a petition. to deny access to secret information. to deny a beggar. to deny one's gods. The secretary denied his employer to all those without appointments. Obsolete. to refuse to take or accept.

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   What is a synonym for deny?

   • SYNONYMS 1. dispute, controvert, oppose, gainsay. deny, contradict both imply objecting to or arguing against something. To deny is to say that something is not true: to deny an allegation. To contradict is to declare that the contrary is true: to contradict a statement.5. renounce, abjure.ANTONYMS 1. admit, accept. 3. allow.

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   What does it mean if someone denies you something?

   • If you deny someone or something, you say that they have no connection with you or do not belong to you. I denied my father because I wanted to become someone else. [VERB noun] If you deny someone something that they need or want, you refuse to let them have it. If he is unlucky, he may find that his ex-partner denies him access to his children.

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   What does denien mean in English?

   • Middle English denien, borrowed from Anglo-French denier, deneier (also continental Old French), from de- de- (reinforcing the meaning of the base verb) + nier "to renounce, deny, refuse" (after Latin dēnegāre "to deny"), going back to Latin negāre "to say (with the negative of a conjoined clause), deny, say no" — more at negate

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   What does denying a child mean?

   • 1. to declare (an assertion, statement, etc) to be untrue: he denied that he had killed her. 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. v.t. -nied, -ny•ing.

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   What does it mean to deny a request?

   • You must deny something or someone. Be aware that ‘denied’ can be a one-word answer to a request, albeit it an impolite one. For example, “Permission to speak?” “Denied”. If you refuse to do something, you firmly choose not to do it. When you refuse to do something, it is a strong position that will not easily be swayed.

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   To deny means refuse to accept, recognize, or believe. You can deny your sweet tooth all you want, but the stash of candy in your desk tells a different story.

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   1. to state that (something declared) is not true: to deny an accusation. 2. to refuse to agree or accede to: to deny a petition. 3. to withhold the possession, use, or enjoyment of: to deny access to information. 4. to withhold something from, or refuse to grant a request of: to deny a beggar.

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