deny

de-ny · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To declare untrue; to contradict or refuse to acknowledge.

  2. 2.

    To refuse to grant or give something.

  3. 3.

    To refuse to accept or believe something.

  4. 4.

    To disown or repudiate.

  5. 5.

    To restrain oneself from something desired.

Related words

Antonyms: accept, acknowledge, admit, confirm
See also: denial, denied, refuse
Synonyms: contradict, refuse, reject, repudiate

Etymology

From Old French denier, from Latin denegare, from de- (away) + negare (to say no, refuse). First recorded in English in the 13th century.