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Deny

/dɪˈnaɪ/

To disallow or reject.

📖 Definitions of "Deny"

verb
  1. 1

    To disallow or reject.

    "I wanted to go to the party, but I was denied."

  2. 2

    To assert that something is not true.

    "Everyone knows he committed the crime, but he still denies it."

  3. 3

    (ditransitive) To refuse to give or grant something to someone.

    "My father denied me a good education."

  4. 4

    To take something away from someone; to deprive of.

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