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Meanings of deny in English

Portuguese
negar
Catalan
negar
Spanish
negar

Refuse to let have.

      negar
      Catalan
      refusar
      Spanish
      denegar

      Declare untrue; contradict.

            refusar
            Catalan
            denegar
            Spanish
            denegar

            Deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit.

                  denegar

                  To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge.

                      Usage of deny in English
                      1
                      However, London Irish sources would neither confirm or deny the Hewitt story.
                      The Irish Times
                      2
                      And yet many Australians continue to deny the existence of climate change.
                      News.com.au
                      3
                      However, both deny that the contracts amount to a conflict of interest.
                      The South African
                      4
                      I believe that to deny the present is to shortchange the future.
                      The Guardian
                      5
                      The Igigi feed upon words in order to deny us that strength.
                      The dog said bow-wow
                      6
                      Therefore one must deny that there are any slave camps in Russia.
                      The God That Failed
                      7
                      You want to deny the world the benefits of abundant energy-freeenergy!
                      Provenance
                      8
                      The easiest way to solve a problem is to deny it exists.
                      The Gods Themselves
                      9
                      Waikato District Health Board is exploring ways to deny jobs to smokers.
                      Radio NZ
                      10
                      Your body needs some exercise, do not deny it its basic right.
                      The South African
                      11
                      The Kinshasa government and Nkunda deny their forces are responsible for atrocities.
                      Reuters
                      12
                      However, since it was the truth, nobody could deny it any more.
                      The Guardian
                      13
                      I deny them, Say told the court, according to the official record.
                      Reuters
                      14
                      The masons, of course, hotly deny that they are a secret society.
                      The Guardian
                      15
                      However, a spokeswoman for the company was unable confirm or deny this.
                      The Irish Times
                      16
                      Police routinely deny such reports but there was no immediate official comment.
                      Reuters
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                      Translations for deny
                      Portuguese
                      negar
                      Deny through the time
                      Deny across language varieties
                      United Kingdom
                      Common
                      South Africa
                      Common
                      Ireland
                      Common
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