(denies, ~ing, denied)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
When you ~ 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 ~ 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 ~ yourself pleasure...
= refuse
VERB: V n n, V pron-refl n