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denied

[dih-nahy]

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verb (used with object), -nied, -ny·ing.

to state that (something declared or believed to be true) is not true: to deny an accusation.

to refuse to agree or accede to: to deny a petition.

to withhold the possession, use, or enjoyment of: to deny access to secret information.

to withhold something from, or refuse to grant a request of: to deny a beggar.

to refuse to recognize or acknowledge; disown; disavow; repudiate: to deny one's gods.

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to withhold (someone) from accessibility to a visitor: The secretary denied his employer to all those without appointments.

Obsolete. to refuse to take or accept.

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Idiom

deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English denien < Old French denier < Latin dēnegāre. See denegation

Related forms

de·ny·ing·ly, adverb

pre·de·ny, verb (used with object), -nied, -ny·ing.

re·de·ny, verb (used with object), -nied, -ny·ing.

un·de·nied, adjective

Can be confused: deny, disapprove, disprove, rebut, refute (see synonym note at the current entry).

Synonyms
1. dispute, controvert, oppose, gainsay. Deny, contradict both imply objecting to or arguing against something. To deny is to say that something is not true: to deny an allegation. To contradict is to declare that the contrary is true: to contradict a statement. 5. renounce, abjure.

Antonyms
1. admit, accept. 3. allow.

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Example Sentences

Just because you have been denied tenure doesn't mean you have to exit academe.

The government has neither confirmed nor denied the authenticity of the leaked draft curriculum.

He can read and write-skills denied you-and takes careful notes about your journey.

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Just because you have been denied tenure doesn't mean you have to exit academe.

The government has neither confirmed nor denied the authenticity of the leaked draft curriculum.

He can read and write-skills denied you-and takes careful notes about your journey.

But how quickly they forget that a couple years ago the idea of warming was denied altogether.

He resolutely denied her plea to have the picture removed.

For the reasons stated below, the motion is granted in part and denied in part.

Three other leaders of the unionization effort who had hoped to get summer contracts were denied them, he said.

All three appellants in the joined cases before the court had murder convictions overturned but had been denied compensation.

In spite of the ribbon and seals, the request was denied.

Our insurance totally denied our claim for a prosthetic arm and they are quite expensive.

She seemed to recognize the man, yet firmly denied that he was anyone she knew.

Bilski involved a denied patent claim on methods for managing investor risk in a commodities market.

Bishop was denied tenure, or exactly what happened once the shooting began.

Farmers complain they are denied fertiliser for the same reason.

Then one application was denied outright, and you needed to begin the process all over again.

Catastrophic care is not being denied except by insurance companies.

Abdallah has denied any wrongdoing, the newspaper said.

It's awkward to go about your normal teaching-and-research business on a campus once you have been denied tenure.

They are denied job security, training and biannual bonuses.

The study suggests shad are being denied access to traditional breeding grounds because of man-made obstacles blocking their way.

But actual fingerprint examiners weren't involved with taking the fingerprints of the gentleman who was denied entry.

Llewellyn has denied that he offered the contribution.

Last year, though, one denied applicant lashed out on the blog:.

These clients could then be compared with those who sought credit but were denied it.

When citizens are denied their basic human rights, they become radicalized.

Paying for ineffective procedures means that others are denied access to effective medical care.

It was an already known fact that has never been denied or disputed.

Instead, scholars are being denied access to millions of books.

For months he has denied allegations of bad corporate governance and financial strain.

Vatican authorities denied permission to open the catacomb and look for the chalice.

The patient denied seeing anything, yet said they felt upset and said it was the experimenter who was making them upset.

Goldman denied responsibility, suggesting that a white-power supporter may have tried to discredit his organization.

Constantine has vehemently denied the accusations and has, in turn, accused others of plagiarizing her work.

The other half were denied the opportunity to exercise.

Others accused him of being a smuggler and a grave robber and denied him bread and water.

Years ago, the deniers denied global warming was real.

Nonetheless, there's one thing that can't be denied about these buds, and that's how great they sound.

Marder's rebuttal could help the former professor to argue that he had been denied due process when the university.

The authorities accused a local politician and his armed followers of the crime-a charge the politician has denied in court.

Hazaras have new access to universities, civil service jobs, and other avenues of advancement long denied them.

Because the birds were denied the chance to show what they could do in the air-as pilots.

In an interview, the defendant denied knowing at the time that it was infringing copyright.

He denied having been disrespectful to anyone and said he had missed work or been late after breaking his leg last fall.

After all, the suspect had an alibi, evidence that he could not have committed the crime and had denied vociferously having done.

For patients denied refined sugar, there are alternatives in many kinds of herb honey.

Jacksons personal physician, and others as being only rumor flatly denied it.

They have not denied reports that they're folding the operation.

Robb originally denied any involvement in the murder of his.

After seven months, a federal judge denied the extradition request and he was released.

However, with their heritage ignored and their contributions denied they are all but invisible at the dawn of the new millennium.

If morality is forced by legal mandate or fear the people are denied the freedom to choose be moral.

He also said professors denied leave could appeal the decision to him.

And a wide array of other groups could legitimately ask why they were being denied the fruits of preferential treatment:.

Both publicly denied having any problems, but by this time the writing was on the wall.

Our previous president denied federal funding for stem cell research due to his ignorant belief that stem cells are human beings.

Still, students are crying foul, saying they were denied an opportunity to review material for a midterm examination.

He also denied having any role in the killings of the gorillas.

But the effect of methane on global warming cannot be denied.

Komiyama, who had denied the allegations, declined to comment to the newspaper about his resignation.

There they took my phone and camera, denied me access to water or a toilet during a day and a night of interrogation.

There are realities that can't be denied while others can be over inflated.

My university froze cost of living raises and denied my requests for other raises.

It is clearly your side that denied the fact that the science was not settled.

Wegman's lawyer denied allegations of plagiarism in an e-mail to the newspaper.

I'd also want to know why it is good that my advance choice was going to be denied to me.

Rather, the link is an undergraduate population which is denied the obvious benefit of some intellectual diversity on campus.

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Word Origin & History

deny

c.1300, from O.Fr. denier, from L. denegare, from de- "away" + negare "refuse, say 'no,' " from Old L. nec "not," from Italic base *nek- "not," from PIE base *ne- "no, not" (see un-).

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