'Denied' definitions:
Definition of 'Denied'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'denied'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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