'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