Deny - Definition

v 1: declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations";
"She denied that she had taken money" [ant: acknowledge,
admit]
2: refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"
3: refuse to grant, as of a petition or request; "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"
4: refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he
denies her her weekly allowance" [syn: deny, refuse]
[ant: allow, grant]
5: deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging
in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits" [syn:
deny, abnegate]
6: deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party)
in a legal suit [syn: traverse, deny]
7: refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus"