Dictionary entry details
• DENY (verb)
Meaning:
Declare untrue; contradict
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context examples:
He denied the allegations / She denied that she had taken money
Hypernyms (to "deny" is one way to...):
contradict; contravene; negate (deny the truth of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "deny"):
disclaim (make a disclaimer about)
repudiate (reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust)
disavow (refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sentence example:
They deny that there was a traffic accident
Antonym:
admit (declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of)
Meaning:
Refuse to accept or believe
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
He denied his fatal illness
Hypernyms (to "deny" is one way to...):
renounce; repudiate (cast off or disown)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "deny"):
abnegate (deny or renounce)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sentence example:
They deny that there was a traffic accident
Meaning:
Refuse to grant, as of a petition or request
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context examples:
The dean denied the students' request for more physics courses / the prisoners were denied the right to exercise for more than 2 hours a day
Hypernyms (to "deny" is one way to...):
keep back; withhold (hold back; refuse to hand over or share)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Meaning:
Refuse to let have
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
refuse; deny
Context examples:
She denies me every pleasure / he denies her her weekly allowance
Hypernyms (to "deny" is one way to...):
hold on; keep (retain possession of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "deny"):
keep back; withhold (hold back; refuse to hand over or share)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Sentence example:
They deny them the money
Antonym:
allow (let have)
Meaning:
Deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
abnegate; deny
Context example:
She denied herself wine and spirits
Hypernyms (to "deny" is one way to...):
check; contain; control; curb; hold; hold in; moderate (lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Meaning:
Deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
traverse; deny
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Refuse to recognize or acknowledge
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
Peter denied Jesus
Hypernyms (to "deny" is one way to...):
disavow (refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
