American English pronunciation
How to pronounce denies
IPA transcription: [dɪ'naɪz]
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Verb
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declare untrue; contradict
“He denied the allegations”
“She denied that she had taken money”
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refuse to accept or believe
“He denied his fatal illness”
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refuse to let have
“She denies me every pleasure”
“he denies her her weekly allowance”
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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”
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deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
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deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
“She denied herself wine and spirits”
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refuse to recognize or acknowledge
“Peter denied Jesus”
Usage examples
- Tea Party Patriots denies this claim.
- Doctor Wilbur rescues Sybil, who denies knowing Vickie.
- This effectively denies service to legitimate clients.
- He denies claims by the Lao government that the video was a fabrication.
- This view denies that the mental and the physical are two fundamentally different things.
- Larry Russell's family denies the report.
- It denies that blow drills exist.
- In the book he denies involvement in the sexual harassment complaints made against him.
- He denies to the whole, such as house, man, real existence of its parts.
- Gul Macet infers that Maxwell must be out for revenge, but O'Brien denies this.