4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deny \De*ny"\, v. i.
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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
deny
v 1: declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations";
"She denied that she had taken money" [ant: {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: {refuse}] [ant: {allow}]
5: deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from
indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and
spirits" [syn: {abnegate}]
6: deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party)
in a legal suit [syn: {traverse}]
7: refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus"
[also: {denied}]
From eng-fra [engfra]:
deny
[dinai]
nier
nier