deny
- verb1 say sth is not trueADVERB▪ adamantly, emphatically, fiercely, firmly, hotly, steadfastly (esp. AmE), strenuously, strongly, vehemently, vigorously▪
Both women vehemently deny the charges against them.
▪ angrily, indignantly▪ categorically, flatly▪He has categorically denied being involved in the fraud.
▪ explicitly, expressly▪ completely, totally▪ implicitly▪ formally, officially▪ publicly▪ immediately, promptly, quickly▪ initially▪ simply▪If anyone accuses me I'll simply deny it.
▪ consistently, repeatedly▪He has consistently denied murdering his estranged wife.
VERB + DENY▪ cannot▪You can't deny that it seems a very attractive idea.
▪ try to▪I know it was you I saw, so there's no use trying to deny it.
PHRASES▪ no one could deny (that) … , no one would deny (that) …▪No one would deny that there is a very great need for change.
▪ there is no denying sth▪There is no denying the fact that she is an excellent scholar.
2 refuse sb sthADVERB▪ cruelly (esp. BrE)▪They were cruelly denied victory by a header from Reece.
▪ effectively▪Children could be compelled to work on the farm, effectively denying them schooling.
▪ routinely, systematically▪The country's government systematically denies its citizens basic rights to free expression.
PREPOSITION▪ to▪You cannot deny this opportunity to me.
Deny is used with these nouns as the object: ↑access, ↑accusation, ↑admittance, ↑affair, ↑allegation, ↑appeal, ↑asylum, ↑attraction, ↑authority, ↑bail, ↑benefit, ↑chance, ↑charge, ↑citizenship, ↑claim, ↑communion, ↑compensation, ↑connection, ↑credit, ↑education, ↑entrance, ↑entry, ↑equality, ↑existence, ↑fact, ↑feeling, ↑freedom, ↑funding, ↑guilt, ↑importance, ↑impulse, ↑involvement, ↑justice, ↑knowledge, ↑liability, ↑libel, ↑liberty, ↑licence, ↑link, ↑membership, ↑misconduct, ↑murder, ↑need, ↑negligence, ↑passage, ↑permission, ↑permit, ↑petition, ↑possibility, ↑promotion, ↑reality, ↑recognition, ↑report, ↑request, ↑responsibility, ↑right, ↑rumour, ↑statement, ↑status, ↑suggestion, ↑tenure, ↑truth, ↑use, ↑validity, ↑victory, ↑visa, ↑vote, ↑wish
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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deny — de·ny vt de·nied, de·ny·ing 1: to declare untrue a party...shall admit or deny the averments Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 8(b) compare avoid 2: to refuse to grant denied the moti … Law dictionary
deny — deny, gainsay, contradict, negative, traverse, impugn, contravene are comparable as meaning, when they refer to an act, to declare something untrue, untenable, or unworthy of consideration or, when they refer to a condition, to go counter to what … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deny — [dē nī′, dinī′] vt. denied, denying [ME denien < OFr denier < L denegare < de , intens. + negare, to deny: see NEGATION] 1. to declare (a statement) untrue; contradict 2. to refuse to accept as true or right; reject as unfounded, unreal … English World dictionary
deny — early 14c., from O.Fr. denoiir deny, repudiate, withhold, from L. denegare to deny, reject, refuse (Cf. It. dinegarre, Sp. denegar), from de away (see DE (Cf. de )) + negare refuse, say no, from Old L. nec not, from Italic base … Etymology dictionary
deny — ► VERB (denies, denied) 1) refuse to admit the truth or existence of. 2) refuse to give (something requested or desired) to. 3) (deny oneself) go without. ORIGIN Old French deneier, from Latin denegare, from negare say no … English terms dictionary
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Deny — [də ni], Jean Joseph Thaddée, Orientalist, * Kiew 12. 7. 1879, ✝ Gérardmer 5. 11. 1963; Professor in Paris, verfasste wichtige Arbeiten zur türkischen Sprachforschung, osmanischen Kultur und Verwaltungsgeschichte und zur orientalischen… … Universal-Lexikon
Deny — A term formerly used for a woollen dress fabric … Dictionary of the English textile terms
deny — [v] disagree, renounce, decline abjure, abnegate, ban, begrudge, call on, contradict, contravene, controvert, curb, disacknowledge, disallow, disavow, disbelieve, discard, disclaim, discredit, disown, disprove, doubt, enjoin from, eschew, exclude … New thesaurus
deny */*/*/ — UK [dɪˈnaɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms deny : present tense I/you/we/they deny he/she/it denies present participle denying past tense denied past participle denied 1) a) to say that you did not do something that someone has accused you of… … English dictionary
