v.
1) to ~ categorically, emphatically, fervently, flatly, strongly, vehemently
2) ( A ; usu. used without to ) he denies himself nothing; they were denied admittance; to ~ smb. bail; Everton's defence denied Liverpool the winning goal; he denies nothing to his family; or: he denies his family nothing
3) ( G ) she denied knowing anything
4) ( L ) she denied that she had been there
5) (rare) ( M ) he denied it to be the case