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deny English

Meaning deny meaning

What does deny mean?
Definitions in simple English

deny Verb

— If you deny something, you say it didn't happen or isn't true. He denied charges that Vietnamese troops participated in the fighting. There can be no denying that the Cobra is an extremely exciting car to drive. The report that came out earlier today has been denied by the White House. — If you deny somebody something, you stop them from having or doing it. A quick dive by the goal keeper denies Beckham the goal. Why would you go to work and deny yourself a little rest?

deny

— verb declare untrue; contradict He denied the allegations She denied that she had taken money — 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) refuse to let have She denies me every pleasure he denies her her weekly allowance — verb deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure She denied herself wine and spirits — verb refuse to recognize or acknowledge Peter denied Jesus — verb deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit

Synonyms deny synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as deny?

deny English » English

refuse reject contradict disavow negate decline refute disclaim abjure repudiate disown gainsay prohibit abnegate renounce oppose disaffirm say no retract negative forbid traverse recant lie dispute turn down rebut rebuff disagree deprive withhold refuse to acknowledge or object mislead forswear controvert conceal belie bar abstain yet wool fabric withdraw wipe up whisk veto underrate turn away take away taboo

Topics deny topics

What do people use deny to talk about?
Language and thought Want Request

Refuse to do something
Language and thought Communication Say True

Contradict
Language and thought Communication Make speech

Admit
Social behavior Religion Practice religion

Fasting
Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Yes

No, not
Language and thought Want Ask permission

Refuse permission

Conjugation deny conjugation

How do you conjugate deny?

deny · verb

Examples deny examples

How do I use deny in a sentence?

Simple sentences

He will deny it, so don't pay him attention.
Tom can't deny it anymore.
Don't even try to deny it.
Tom can't deny this.
You can't deny it.
However, the singer does not deny her ancestry.
Do you deny that you went there?
It is no use your trying to deny it.
No one can deny the fact that there is no smoke without fire.
No one can deny the fact that fire burns.
The main point of Dennett's book, in short, is to deny the existence of inner mental states.
It's a fact you can't deny.
I do not deny but that it is true.
No one can deny the fact.
Nobody can deny the fact the world economy revolves around the American economy.
No one can deny the fact that the earth is round.
I can neither confirm nor deny the rumors.
I can't deny that.
I can't deny this.

Movie subtitles

You won't deny it?
Would you deny the professor a display of my art?
Quit trying to stop anybody. - Well, at best you might deny it.
Why deny it?
The more you deny, the more they print.
Isn't it silly how humans deny themselves the things they want most?
And you deny it?
Will ye deny him now?
In fact, we deny nothing but the charge. Order in the court.
Can you deny he wants the money for you?
But I'm sure Mr. Warriner is pleased at the opportunity. to deny that silly story I heard this afternoon.
I suppose you'll deny I showed you the road to this spot. a year ago this very day, you cross-eyed mackerel.
They can deny me no longer.
After that, no one could deny you the right to come home.
I don't want them to deny their origins, like others do.
Even though you deny it, you are deeply moved, so it really touched you?
You might deny it.
Don't deny it.
He's a shell of his former self, which nobody can deny.
You can't deny it.
You heard him deny he was on Mallet Street. Well, he.. Did that because..
In case the word of who we are has already spread, you'll deny it.
But you didn't deny being Sherlock Holmes to the police.
Now, you wish to deny it.
If I deny every human impulse, if I live only in music and poetry.
Why should I deny myself because of your childish fear?
It would be useless to deny the evidence.
Don't deny it!
Well, my lady, I have had a nip of ale of a night, just now and again.. at a place in the town and I won't deny as some of the others were there.
Please don't trouble to deny it.
You can't deny that.
I want to be fair. I don't deny that you might have a case.

News and current affairs

The fairness of giving every person on earth an equal share of the atmosphere's capacity to absorb our greenhouse gas emissions is difficult to deny.
More importantly, it would deny Iran the ability to link popular Islamic and Arab causes with its own hegemonic ambitions.
Yet the Obama administration continues to deny that China is at the center of its strategy.
There are those who deny that the Holocaust ever took place, or that it did in its all-too-well-documented manner.
The evidence of what Nazi Germany did is so powerful that those who deny it can probably be dealt with even without putting them in prison and thereby drawing more attention to them than they deserve.
Few Israelis deny that Palestinians need more water.
Ionesco was no moralist, but even he would not deny one moral to be drawn from this story: when societies avoid taking necessary measures, things only get worse.
Torturers are thus advised to deny such an intention.
They hope that new elections would deny Hamas the majority it now has in the Palestinian Legislative Council.
But no one knows whether China's baby step is the start of something much bigger, as China's authorities hint one day and deny the next.
A liberal-democratic China may not come soon, but after Charter 08 no one can deny that many Chinese desperately want it.
Second, the government can use technical means to deny people access to undesired content.
More recently, it developed a new system that allows surfers to access some sections of formerly banned sites, but deploys packet-sniffing technology to deny access to other sections.
This is not to deny that the supply of fresh water is getting tight.
Though not one to deny the existence of such base motives, I would insist that the crisis has its roots in key policy decisions stretching back over decades.
It is both futile and dangerous to deny any of them.
The situation may be more promising than it appears, but one cannot deny that hope for real changes on the ground has faded since talks were re-launched two years ago.
Britain wants to deny EU migrants access to welfare benefits - including tax credits for low-paid workers - for four years.
One solution may be to deny Britons access to in-work benefits such as tax credits for four years as well.
Indeed, many business leaders deny that there is any conflict between self-interest and the interests of all.
The fairness of giving every person on earth an equal share of the atmosphere's capacity to absorb our greenhouse gas emissions is difficult to deny. Why should anyone have a greater entitlement than others to use the earth's atmosphere?
It is customary to link Africa's failures to slavery and colonization, and no one can deny such claims.
It seems to be part of human nature willfully to deny the possibility of great crises, or at least to downplay them.
Given that US policy is to deny sensitive technologies to those outside these regimes, India's admission would make all the difference in facilitating technology sharing.

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