The Wordsmith Dictionary

De *ny ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Denied; p. pr. & vb. n. Denying.] Etym: [OE. denien, denaien, OF. denier, deneer, F. dénier, 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.

DENY

DENY De *ny ", v. i.

Defn: To answer in Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. Gen. xviii. 15.

DENYINGLY

DENYINGLY De *ny "ing *ly, adv.

Defn: In the manner of one denies a request. Tennyson.

New American Oxford Dictionary

deny

de ny |diˈnī dəˈnaɪ | ▶verb ( denies, denying, denied ) [ with obj. ] refuse to admit the truth or existence of: they deny any responsibility for the tragedy. • [ with two objs. ] refuse to give or grant (something requested or desired ) to (someone ): the inquiry was denied access to intelligence sources. • (deny oneself ) refrain from satisfying oneself: he had denied himself sexually for years. • archaic refuse access to (someone ): the servants are ordered to deny him. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French deni-, stressed stem of deneier, from Latin denegare, from de- ‘formally ’ + negare ‘say no. ’

Denys, St.

Den ys, St. see Denis, St.

Oxford Dictionary

deny

deny |dɪˈnʌɪ | ▶verb ( denies, denying, denied ) [ with obj. ] state that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of: both firms deny any responsibility for the tragedy. • [ with two objs ] refuse to give (something requested or desired ) to (someone ): the inquiry was denied access to intelligence sources. • (deny oneself ) refuse to let oneself have something that one desires: he had denied himself sexually for years. • archaic refuse access to (someone ). ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French deni-, stressed stem of deneier, from Latin denegare, from de- ‘formally ’ + negare ‘say no ’.

Denys, St

Denys, St see Denis, St.

American Oxford Thesaurus

deny

deny verb 1 the report was denied by witnesses: contradict, controvert, repudiate, challenge, counter, contest, oppose, rebut; informal poke holes in; formal gainsay. ANTONYMS confirm. 2 he denied the request: refuse, turn down, reject, rebuff, repulse, decline, veto, dismiss; informal give the thumbs down to, give the red light to, nix. ANTONYMS accept. 3 she had to deny her parents: renounce, eschew, repudiate, disavow, disown, wash one's hands of, reject, discard, cast aside, abandon, give up; formal forswear; literary forsake. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See refute . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

Oxford Thesaurus

deny

deny verb 1 the report was denied by several witnesses: contradict, repudiate, gainsay, declare untrue, dissent from, disagree with, challenge, contest, oppose; retract, take back, back-pedal; disprove, debunk, explode, discredit, refute, rebut, invalidate, negate, nullify, quash; informal shoot full of holes, shoot down (in flames ); Law disaffirm; rare controvert, confute, negative. ANTONYMS confirm. 2 he found it difficult to deny the request: refuse, turn down, reject, rebuff, repulse, decline, veto, dismiss; informal knock back, give the thumbs down to, give the red light to, give the brush-off to. ANTONYMS accept. 3 she was told that she must deny her father and mother: renounce, turn one's back on, forswear, eschew, repudiate, disavow, disown, wash one's hands of, reject, discard, cast aside, cast off, abandon, surrender, give up, relinquish; archaic forsake; rare abjure, abnegate. ANTONYMS embrace. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS deny or refute? See refute . These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

deny

de ny /dɪnáɪ / (! -nyは /naɪ /; 強勢は第2音節 ) 〖de (完全に ) ny (否定する )〗(名 )denial 動詞 denies /-z /; denied /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈人が〉〈非難うわさなど〉を否定する , 否認する, 真実でないと言う, 打ち消す ;〖deny doing 〗…である [した ]ことを否定する ;〖deny (that ) 節〗…でないと言う (↔admit ) (!過去現在の行為状態を否定するのに用いられ, 未来に対しては用いない ) ▸ deny the existence of UFOs UFOの存在を否定する ▸ He denied having taken it out of the room .彼はそれを室外に持ち出したことはないと言った ▸ We cannot deny [It can't be denied ] that she was right .彼女が正しかったことは否定できない ▸ Tim strongly [vehemently ] denied the charge .ティムはその容疑を強く [やっきになって ]否定した ▸ The Prime Minister wouldn't confirm or deny the report .首相はその報告を認めようとも否定しようともしなかった .2 ｟かたく｠〈人法律などが〉〈要求など〉を拒む , 拒絶する ; 〖deny A B /B to A 〗A 〈人〉にB 〈求めるものなど〉を与えない, 使わせない (!しばしば受け身で; →give 他動詞 1 語法 (5 )(a )) ▸ Access to the computer was denied to the students .学生がそのコンピュータを利用することは認められなかった ▸ He was denied victory through a foul .彼は反則により勝利を失った ▸ The judge denied his request for bail .裁判官は彼の保釈請求を却下した .3 〈感情病気など〉を持っていないと言う, 否定する ▸ Don't deny your true feelings toward Sally .サリーに対する君の本当の気持ちを否定するな .4 ｟かたく文｠〈人事信仰など〉を知らない [関係ない ]と言う ▸ He denied responsibility for the accident .彼はその事件とのかかわりを否定した .den ý one s è lf (A )｟かたく｠(Aを )自制する, 控える ▸ Jeff saved money for his trip by denying himself all pleasures .ジェフは旅行のためにすべての楽しみを我慢してお金を貯めた th è re is no den ý ing A [(that ) …]｟話｠A 〈事〉[…ということ ]は否定できない, 本当だ ▸ There's no denying (that ) John is a superstar .ジョンがスーパースターであるのは否定できない