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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Deny \De*ny"\, verb (used with an object) [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.
Note: We deny what another says, or we deny the truth of an assertion, the force of it, or the assertion itself.
2. To refuse (to do something or to accept something); to reject; to decline; to renounce. [Obs.] "If you deny to dance." --Shak.
3. To refuse to grant; to withhold; to refuse to gratify or yield to; as, to deny a request.
Who finds not Providence all good and wise, Alike in what it gives, and what denies? --Pope.
To some men, it is more agreeable to deny a vicious inclination, than to gratify it. --J. Edwards.
4. To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, and the like; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
The falsehood of denying his opinion. --Bancroft.
Thou thrice denied, yet thrice beloved. --Keble.
{To deny one's self}, to decline the gratification of appetites or desires; to practice self-denial.
Let him deny himself, and take up his cross. --Matt. xvi. 24.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Deny \De*ny"\, verb (used without an object) To answer in ??? negative; to declare an assertion not to be true.
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. --Gen. xviii. 15.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
verb
1: declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money" [ant: {acknowledge}, {admit}]
2: refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"
3: 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"
4: refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance" [syn: {deny}, {refuse}] [ant: {allow}, {grant}]
5: deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits" [syn: {deny}, {abnegate}]
6: deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit [syn: {traverse}, {deny}]
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