deny
/dəˈnaɪ/ verb B1- To disallow or reject. · I wanted to go to the party, but I was denied.
- To assert that something is not true. · to deny a rumour to deny an allegation· I deny that I was at the party.
- To refuse to give or grant something to someone. · My father denied me a good education.
- To take something away from someone; to deprive of.
- To prevent from scoring.
- To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
Plural deny · He/she/it denies · Past denied · Past participle denied · -ing form denying
Verb forms
- Base form
- deny
- He/she/it
- denies
- Past
- denied
- Past participle
- denied
- -ing form
- denying
From the library
You’re a serpent; and there’s no use denying it.
Alice felt that this could not be denied, so she tried another question.
“I deny it!” said the March Hare.
“He denies it,” said the King: “leave out that part.”
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