deny
verbs
declare untrue; contradict
"He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"
refuse to accept or believe
"He denied his fatal illness"
is derived from
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"
is a type of (narrower)
hold back; refuse to hand over or share
"The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"
refuse to let have
"She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance"
deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
"She denied herself wine and spirits"
deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
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