DENY

• (verb) declare untrue; contradict

  "He denied the allegations", "She denied that she had taken money"

• (verb) refuse to accept or believe

  "He denied his fatal illness"

• (verb) refuse to recognize or acknowledge

  "Peter denied Jesus"

• (verb) deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit

  synonyms : traverse

• (verb) refuse to let have

  "She denies me every pleasure", "he denies her her weekly allowance"

  synonyms : refuse

  "They refused him a passport" -added by sradha_inlas

• (verb) deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure

  "She denied herself wine and spirits"

  synonyms : abnegate

• (verb) 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"

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