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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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Portuguese
negar
Deny through the time
Deny across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
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