To say “no” or “nay” to; gainsay; contradict.
To declare to be untrue or untenable; reject as false or erroneous; refuse to admit, accept, or believe: as, to deny an accusation, or the truth of a statement or a theory; to deny a, doctrine.
To refuse; refuse to grant or give; withhold or withhold from: as, to deny bread to the hungry; to deny a request.
To reject as non-existent or unreal; refuse to believe in the existence of; disallow the reality of.
To refuse access to; keep from being seen; withhold from view or intercourse: as, he denied himself to visitors.
To refuse to acknowledge; disavow; renounce; disown.
To forbid.
To contradict; repel; disprove.
Synonyms To disclaim, renounce, abjure.
To answer in the negative; refuse to comply.
noun.
Denial.