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Deny

verb

(past & past part. denied; pres. part. denying)

Declare untrue; contradict. "She denied that she had taken money"

Refuse to accept or believe.

Refuse to grant, as of a petition or request. "The prisoners were denied the right to exercise for more than 2 hours a day"

Refuse to let have. Synonym: refuse. "He denies her her weekly allowance"

Deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure. Synonym: abnegate.

Deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit. Synonym: traverse.

Refuse to recognize or acknowledge.

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"Deny" Quotes from Famous Books

... let us go to a more ordinary opening of him, that the truth may be the more palpable; and so, I hope, though we get not so unmatched a praise as the etymology of his names will grant, yet his very description, which no man will deny, shall not justly be barred from a ...

— A Defence of Poesie and Poems • Philip Sidney

... anything of the kind. Our high old families despise working people, and wall themselves up against the poor, whose virtue they regard as an exceedingly cheap commodity. Our high old families choose rather to charge guilt, and deny ...

— Justice in the By-Ways - A Tale of Life • F. Colburn Adams

... pretence," said I in an imperative tone. "Yes, the bond is false; but as you have betrayed fear, I must tell you that there are other things against you. A citizen of Lucca, named Zambelli, is dead, and you are his murderer. Deny it not. I have proofs—certain proofs. But calm your fears: Zambelli was a stranger; no one here cares to avenge his death. With some sacrifices on your part, we can hush up this sad affair; only you must confess all with sincerity—your life is the ...

— Tales for Young and Old • Various

... Nutrition and Reproduction with a charm and warmth which helps me see you as I have so long known you, and which tells me again that you are worth fighting for and saving. But to trace love to its biologic beginning is not to deny its existence. Love has a history as significant as that of life. When, eons ago, the primitive man looked at his neighbour and recognised him as a fellow to himself, consciousness of kind awoke and a ...

— The Kempton-Wace Letters • Jack London

... but your friend Brandon presents it. I wish he were at the other side of the world. I think she feels that she ought to keep away from him before it is too late, both for his sake and her own, but she is powerless to deny herself the pleasure of being with him, and I do not know what is to come of it all. That incident of the loose girth is an illustration. Did you ever know anything so bold and transparent? Any one could see through ...

— When Knighthood Was in Flower • Charles Major

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