deny

Meaning

1. (transitive) To disallow or reject.
2. (transitive) To assert that something is not true.
3. (ditransitive) To refuse to give or grant something to someone.
4. To take something away from someone; to deprive of.
5. (transitive) To prevent from scoring.
6. To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
7. (obsolete) To refuse (to do or accept something).

Opposite of

grant

Synonyms

refuse

reject

contradict

disavow

negate

decline

refute

disclaim

abjure

repudiate

disown

gainsay

prohibit

abnegate

oppose

disaffirm

renounce

say no

retract

forbid

negative

traverse

lie

recant

dispute

disagree

deprive

turn down

rebuff

rebut

controvert

bar

mislead

conceal

withhold

refuse to acknowledge or

forswear

abstain

belie

object

disprove

contravene

disallow

interdict

differ

ban

hinder

hide

go back on

go against

Translations

nier

negare

negar

leugnen

negar

ontkennen

verneinen

αρνούμαι

refuser

rifiutare

ablehnen

verleugnen

rehusar

abstreiten

abjurer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈnaɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: denyen

Cognate with French: dénier

In summary

From Middle English denyen, from Old French denoier (“to deny, to repudiate”) (French dénier), from Latin denegare (“to deny, to refuse”), from de- (“away”) and negare (“to refuse”), the latter ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *né (“no, not”). Doublet of denegate.

Sentences

“ Can you deny that you have done it ?” she repeated .