denied

de-nied · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of *deny*; declared untrue or refused to acknowledge.

  2. 2.

    Refused to give or grant something.

  3. 3.

    Disowned or disavowed.

Related words

Antonyms: accepted, admitted, confirmed
See also: denial, deny, refuse
Synonyms: contradicted, refused, rejected

Etymology

From Old French denier (to deny), from Latin denegare (to deny, refuse). The -ed suffix marks the past tense in English.