verb
1 say sth is not true
ADVERB
▪ adamantly , emphatically , fiercely , firmly , hotly , steadfastly ( esp. AmE ), strenuously , strongly , vehemently , vigorously
▪
Both women vehemently ~ the charges against them.
▪ angrily , indignantly
▪ categorically , flatly
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He has categorically denied being involved in the fraud.
▪ explicitly , expressly
▪ completely , totally
▪ implicitly
▪ formally , officially
▪ publicly
▪ immediately , promptly , quickly
▪ initially
▪ simply
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If anyone accuses me I'll simply ~ it.
▪ consistently , repeatedly
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He has consistently denied murdering his estranged wife.
VERB + DENY
▪ cannot
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You can't ~ that it seems a very attractive idea.
▪ try to
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I know it was you I saw, so there's no use trying to ~ it.
PHRASES
▪ no one could ~ (that) … , no one would ~ (that) …
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No one would ~ that there is a very great need for change.
▪ there is no ~ing sth
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There is no ~ing the fact that she is an excellent scholar.
2 refuse sb sth
ADVERB
▪ cruelly ( esp. BrE )
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They were cruelly denied victory by a header from Reece.
▪ effectively
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Children could be compelled to work on the farm, effectively ~ing them schooling.
▪ routinely , systematically
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The country's government systematically denies its citizens basic rights to free expression.
PREPOSITION
▪ to
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You cannot ~ this opportunity to me.
Deny is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ authority , ↑ judge , ↑ source
Deny is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ access , ↑ accusation , ↑ admittance , ↑ affair , ↑ allegation , ↑ appeal , ↑ asylum , ↑ attraction , ↑ authority , ↑ bail , ↑ benefit , ↑ chance , ↑ charge , ↑ citizenship , ↑ claim , ↑ communion , ↑ compensation , ↑ connection , ↑ credit , ↑ education , ↑ entrance , ↑ entry , ↑ equality , ↑ existence , ↑ fact , ↑ feeling , ↑ freedom , ↑ funding , ↑ guilt , ↑ importance , ↑ impulse , ↑ involvement , ↑ justice , ↑ knowledge , ↑ liability , ↑ libel , ↑ liberty , ↑ licence , ↑ link , ↑ membership , ↑ misconduct , ↑ murder , ↑ need , ↑ negligence , ↑ passage , ↑ permission , ↑ permit , ↑ petition , ↑ possibility , ↑ promotion , ↑ reality , ↑ recognition , ↑ report , ↑ request , ↑ responsibility , ↑ right , ↑ rumour , ↑ statement , ↑ status , ↑ suggestion , ↑ tenure , ↑ truth , ↑ use , ↑ validity , ↑ victory , ↑ visa , ↑ vote , ↑ wish