Deny

[v] declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"
[v] refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"
[v] refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus"
[v] deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
[v] refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance"
[v] deny oneself (something); restrain, esp. from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits"
[v] 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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Synonyms

refuse, traverse

Antonyms

acknowledge, admit, allow, grant

Related Terms

abandon, abjure, abstain, answer, answer conclusively, argue down, assert the contrary, avoid, back down, back out, backwater, ban, bar, be contrary to, begrudge, belie, brush aside, call into question, challenge, chuck, chuck out, climb down, close the h