'Deny' definitions:
Definition of 'deny'
(from WordNet)
verb
Declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money" [ant: acknowledge, admit]
verb
Refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"
verb
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"
verb
Refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance" [syn: deny, refuse] [ant: allow, grant]
verb
Deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits" [syn: deny, abnegate]
verb
Deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit [syn: traverse, deny]
verb
Refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus"
Definition of 'Deny'
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]
Definition of 'Deny'
From: GCIDE
- Deny \De*ny"\, v. i. To answer in ??? negative; to declare an assertion not to be true. [1913 Webster]
- Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. --Gen. xviii. 15. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'deny'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandon,
- abjure,
- abstain,
- answer,
- answer conclusively,
- argue down,
- assert the contrary,
- avoid,
- back down,
- back out,
- backwater,
- ban,
- bar,
- be contrary to,
- begrudge,
- belie,
- brush aside,
- call into question,
- challenge,
- chuck,
- chuck out,
- climb down,
- close the hand,
- confound,
- confute,
- constrain,
- contemn,
- contest,
- contradict,
- contravene,
- controvert,
- counter,
- crawfish out,
- cross,
- crush,
- curb,
- debar,
- decline,
- defeat,
- demolish,
- desert,
- despise,
- disaffirm,
- disallow,
- disapprove,
- disavow,
- disbelieve,
- discard,
- disclaim,
- discount,
- discredit,
- disdain,
- dismiss,
- disown,
- dispose of,
- disprove,
- dispute,
- disregard,
- eat crow,
- eat humble pie,
- embargo,
- enjoin,
- eschew,
- except,
- exclude,
- exclude from,
- finish,
- floor,
- forbear,
- forbid,
- forgo,
- forsake,
- forswear,
- gag on,
- gainsay,
- grudge,
- hold back,
- ignore,
- impugn,
- inhibit,
- interdict,
- join issue upon,
- keep back,
- misbelieve,
- negate,
- negative,
- nonplus,
- not accept,
- not admit,
- not believe,
- not buy,
- not swallow,
- nullify,
- oppose,
- oppugn,
- outlaw,
- overthrow,
- overturn,
- overwhelm,
- parry,
- pass by,
- pass up,
- preclude,
- prevent,
- prohibit,
- proscribe,
- push aside,
- put to silence,
- rebuff,
- rebut,
- recall,
- recant,
- reduce to silence,
- refrain,
- refuse,
- refuse to admit,
- refuse to consider,
- refuse to credit,
- refute,
- reject,
- renege,
- renounce,
- repel,
- repress,
- repudiate,
- repulse,
- restrain,
- retract,
- revoke,
- rule out,
- sacrifice,
- say no to,
- scout,
- settle,
- shove away,
- shun,
- shut out,
- shut up,
- silence,
- smash all opposition,
- spurn,
- squash,
- squelch,
- subvert,
- suppress,
- swallow,
- taboo,
- take back,
- take issue with,
- throw away,
- throw out,
- traverse,
- turn away,
- turn down,
- turn out,
- unbelieve,
- undermine,
- unsay,
- upset,
- waive,
- withdraw,
- withhold