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How to pronounce denies

IPA transcription: [dɪ'naɪz]

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Verb

  • declare untrue; contradict

    “He denied the allegations”

    “She denied that she had taken money”

  • refuse to accept or believe

    “He denied his fatal illness”

  • refuse to let have

    “She denies me every pleasure”

    “he denies her her weekly allowance”

  • 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”

  • deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit

  • deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure

    “She denied herself wine and spirits”

  • 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.