DENY


Meaning of DENY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪnaɪ ]

( denies, denying, denied)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

When you deny something, you state that it is not true.

She denied both accusations...

The government has denied that there was a plot to assassinate the president...

They all denied ever having seen her.

≠ admit

VERB : V n , V that , V -ing

2.

If you deny someone something that they need or want, you refuse to let them have it.

If he is unlucky, he may find that his ex-partner denies him access to his children...

Don’t deny yourself pleasure...

= refuse

VERB : V n n , V pron-refl n

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