to deny
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2.0
- verb
- /dɪˈnaɪ/
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- I mean, I certainly don't deny that, right?
- deny the existence
- deny reality
- deny the possibility
I'm not going to deny those facts.
- I'm not going to deny those facts.
- By the way, I've never denied the existence of COVID.
- No, there's no denying it's a cold studio.
- But none the less, you cannot deny his vast influence.
- They listen to him, not agreeing, not denying, but accepting his despair.
- But the approach of Nathan Thurm was deny, deny, deny.
- I mean, no one has denied any of my stories.
- I'm an icon of, of denying your natural aging.
- I mean, her counterpart, Nick Griffin, actually denies being a fascist.
- You did not admit it, nor did you deny it it.
- By denying life, you may deny death and live forever.
- God's existence they deny to explain is what they try.
Examples
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Nevertheless, it is impossible to deny that Alfred Ebner was actively involved in the Final Solution.
Academic text (1999) -
He's been up for parole twice, denied both times.
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Can you deny the responsibility?
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I mean, no one has denied any of my stories.
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Do you deny this, Bishop?
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"If the treatment request from a doctor is denied, it usually ends there."
Academic text (2011) -
In that case, my son, your request has been denied.
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I'm not going to deny those facts.
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I think we, we, we can't deny that fact.
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The suspect denied any involvement in the crime during the police questioning.
Synonyms
839
1.9
Refuse to accept someone or something
174
3.7
To say that something is not true or the opposite of what someone says
33
8.2
To refuse to accept or be linked to something
33
7.7
To say you are not responsible for or connected to something
To say in court that another person's claim is not true
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Etymology
The word deny comes from the Latin verb negare, which means 'to say no'. The same root is in negative and negate, so to deny a claim is to 'say no' to it.