1. Declare untrue; contradict
   "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"
    
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. Not allow (someone) to have
   "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance";
   - refuse
    
5. Not allow oneself to have (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
   "She denied herself wine and spirits";
   - abnegate
    
6. Contradict formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
   "His lawyer denied all charges in the court";
   - traverse
    
7. Refuse to recognize or acknowledge
   "Peter denied Jesus"

Derived forms: denies, denied, denying

Type of: check, contain, contradict, contravene, control, curb, disavow, disown, hold, hold in, hold on, keep, keep back, moderate, negate, renounce, repudiate, withhold

Antonym: acknowledge, allow

Encyclopedia: Deny, attack, and reverse victim and offender