deny

/di'nai/

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Definition

1. Verb:
   • To state that something is not true: To refuse to accept or admit the truth or existence of something.
   • To refuse to give or grant something: To withhold something requested or desired from someone.
   • To refuse to acknowledge or recognize: To disavow connection with or responsibility for someone or something.
   • To restrain oneself from indulging in something: To refuse to allow oneself to have or enjoy something.

Usage and Examples

• To state that something is not true:

  • He denied the allegations. (He stated the allegations were false.)
  • The company denies any involvement in the scandal. (The company states it is not involved.)
  • She denied that she had seen the email. (She claimed she did not see the email.)

• To refuse to give or grant something:

  • The judge denied the request for bail. (The judge refused to grant bail.)
  • They were denied access to the building. (They were not allowed to enter the building.)
  • She denies her children too many sweets. (She does not allow her children to have many sweets.)

• To refuse to acknowledge or recognize:

  • Peter denied Jesus three times. (Peter disowned or refused to acknowledge Jesus.)
  • He denied his family after he became famous. (He refused to recognize his family.)

• To restrain oneself from indulging:

  • She denies herself rich foods to stay healthy. (She refrains from eating rich foods.)

Advanced Usage

• "Deny oneself": To practice self-denial; to go without something desirable.
  • During Lent, some people deny themselves certain luxuries.
• "Deny someone something": A common grammatical structure for refusing to grant a request or provide an object.
  • The bank denied him a loan.
• In legal contexts: To formally reject a claim or allegation.
  • The defendant denied all charges.

Variants and Related Words

• Denial (n): The action of declaring something to be untrue; a statement that something is not true.
  • His denial was met with skepticism.
• Deniable (adj): Able to be denied.
  • The operation was designed to be politically deniable.
• Undeniable (adj): Unable to be denied or disputed.
  • The evidence was undeniable.

Synonyms

• Contradict: To assert the opposite of a statement.
• Refute: To prove a statement or theory to be wrong or false.
• Disavow: To deny any responsibility or support for.
• Withhold: To refuse to give something that is due or desired.

Antonyms

• Admit: To confess to be true or to be the case.
• Confirm: To establish the truth or correctness of something.
• Grant: To agree to give or allow (something requested).
• Acknowledge: To accept or admit the existence or truth of.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "Deny up and down": To deny something emphatically and repeatedly.
  • He denied up and down that he had stolen the money.
• "There's no denying...": Used to introduce a statement that is clearly true.
  • There's no denying that climate change is a serious issue.

Học thuật

Verb

1. refuse to recognize or acknowledge
   • Peter denied Jesus
2. deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
3. deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
   • She denied herself wine and spirits
4. refuse to let have
   • She denies me every pleasure
   • he denies her her weekly allowance
5. 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
6. refuse to accept or believe
   • He denied his fatal illness
7. declare untrue; contradict
   • He denied the allegations
   • She denied that she had taken money

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