Main entry: deny
Definition: declare untrue; contradict
Usage: He denied the allegations; She denied that she had taken money
Main entry: deny
Definition: refuse to accept or believe
Usage: He denied his fatal illness
Main entry: deny
Definition: refuse to recognize or acknowledge
Usage: Peter denied Jesus
Definition: deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
Definition: refuse to let have
Usage: She denies me every pleasure; he denies her her weekly allowance
Definition: deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
Usage: She denied herself wine and spirits
Main entry: deny
Definition: refuse to grant, as of a petition or request
Usage: 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