Verb deny has 7 senses
  1. 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
    Derived forms: noun denier3, noun denial2
    Sample sentence:
    They deny that there was a traffic accident
  2. deny - refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"
    --2 is one way to
    renounce, repudiate
    Derived form: noun denier3
    Sample sentence:
    They deny that there was a traffic accident
  3. 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
    Derived forms: noun denier3, noun denial1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody something
  4. 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
    Derived form: noun denier3
    Sample sentence:
    They deny them the money
  5. 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
    Derived forms: noun denier3, noun denial4
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody something
  6. traverse, deny - deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
    Derived forms: noun denier3, noun denial5
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  7. deny - refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus"
    --7 is one way to
    disavow
    Derived form: noun denier3
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
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