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   de·ny

   /dəˈnī/

   verb

   • 1. state that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of: "they deny any responsibility for the tragedy" Similar contradictrepudiategainsaydeclare untruedissent fromdisagree withchallengecontestopposeretracttake backbackpedaldisprovedebunkexplodediscreditrefuterebutinvalidatenegatenullifyquashinformal:shoot full of holesshoot down (in flames)disaffirmrare:controvertconfutenegativeOpposite confirm
   • ▪ refuse to admit the truth of (a concept or proposition that is supported by the majority of scientific or historical evidence): "an anti-environmentalist campaign group that denies climate change"
   • 2. refuse to give or grant (something requested or desired) to (someone): "the inquiry was denied access to intelligence sources" Similar refuseturn downrejectrebuffrepulsedeclinevetodismissinformal:knock backgive the thumbs down togive the red light togive the brush-off toOpposite accept
   • ▪ refrain from satisfying oneself: "there was no way that I was going to deny myself ice cream"
   • ▪ refuse access to (someone): archaic "the servants are ordered to deny him"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French deni-, stressed stem of deneier, from Latin denegare, from de- ‘formally’ + negare ‘say no’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • D

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   • E

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   • N

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   • Y

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDENY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DENY definition: 1. to say that something is not true: 2. it is true: 3. to not allow someone to have or do….

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDENY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   DENY meaning: 1. to say that something is not true: 2. it is true: 3. to not allow someone to have or do

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of deny – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DENY definition: 1. to say that something is not true, especially something that you are accused of: 2. to not….

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDENYING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DENYING definition: 1. present participle of deny 2. to say that something is not true: 3. it is true: . Lea

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDENIED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DENIED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of deny 2. to say that something is not true: 3. it is true: .

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEFY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DEFY definition: 1. to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc.: 2. to be extreme or very strange….

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDENIED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   DENIED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of deny 2. to say that something is not true: 3. it is true: .

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDENYING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   DENYING meaning: 1. present participle of deny 2. to say that something is not true: 3. it is true: . Learn more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › ko › 사전DENY | Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미 - Cambridge...

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    DENY 의미, 정의, DENY의 정의: 1. to say that something is not true: 2. it is true: 3. to not allow someone to have or do….

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › es › diccionarioDENY | significado en inglés - Cambridge Dictionary

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    DENY Significado, definición, qué es DENY: 1. to say that something is not true: 2. it is true: 3. to not allow someone to have or do….