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Verb deny has 7 senses
- deny - declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"
--1 is one way to contradict, negate, contravene
Antonyms: admit, acknowledge
Sample sentence:
They deny that there was a traffic accident
- deny - refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"
--2 is one way to renounce, repudiate
Sample sentence:
They deny that there was a traffic accident
- deny - 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"
--3 is one way to withhold, keep back
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
- deny, refuse - refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance"
--4 is one way to keep, hold on
Antonyms: allow, grant
Sample sentence:
They deny them the money
- deny, abnegate - deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits"
--5 is one way to control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody something
- traverse, deny - deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- deny - refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus"
--7 is one way to disavow
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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