Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - deny
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Deny
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~ v 1 »SAY STH IS UNTRUE« to say that something someone has said about you is not true (I saw you, so don't try to deny it! | deny (that)) (Do you deny that this is your writing? | I can't deny her remarks hurt me. | deny doing sth) (He denied ever having been there. | flatly/categorically deny (=deny very strongly)) (Jackson categorically denied any involvement in the affair.) 2 »NOT ALLOW« often passive to refuse to allow someone to have or do something (Permission was denied. | deny sb sth) (She could deny her son nothing. | deny sth to sb) (The campaign aims to deny contraceptive advice to girls under sixteen.) (- see refuse1) 3 there's no denying spoken used to say that it is very clear that something is true (There's no denying that this is a serious blow.) 4 »PRINCIPLES/BELIEFS« formal to do something that is the opposite of something you strongly believe in 5 »FEELINGS« to refuse to admit that you are feeling something (I realized I'd been denying a lot of angry feelings towards my mother.) 6 deny yourself to decide not to have something that you would like, especially for moral or religious reasons
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(denies, denying, denied) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When you deny something, you state that it is not true. She denied both accusations... The government has denied that there was a plot to assassinate the president... They all denied ever having seen her. ? admit VERB: V n, V that, V -ing 2. If you deny someone something that they need or want, you refuse to let them have it. If he is unlucky, he may find that his ex-partner denies him access to his children... Don’t deny yourself pleasure... = refuse VERB: V n n, V pron-refl n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
transitive verb (denied; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French deneier, denier, from Latin denegare, from de- + negare to ~ — more at negate Date: 14th century 1. to declare untrue ~ an allegation 2. to refuse to admit or acknowledge ; disavow ~ responsibility 3. a. to give a negative answer to ~ing the petitioners b. to refuse to grant ~ a request c. to restrain (oneself) from gratification of desires 4. archaic decline 5. to refuse to accept the existence, truth, or validity of • ~ingly adverb Synonyms: ~, gainsay, contradict, contravene mean to refuse to accept as true or valid. ~ implies a firm refusal to accept as true, to grant or concede, or to acknowledge the existence or claims of denied the charges. gainsay implies disputing the truth of what another has said no one can gainsay her claims. contradict implies an open or flat denial her account contradicts his. contravene implies not so much an intentional opposition as some inherent incompatibility laws that contravene tradition. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 declare untrue or non-existent (denied the charge; denied that it is so; denied having lied). 2 repudiate or disclaim (denied his faith; denied his signature). 3 (often foll. by to) refuse (a person or thing, or something to a person) (this was denied to me; denied him the satisfaction). 4 refuse access to (a person sought) (denied him his son). Phrases and idioms deny oneself be abstinent. Derivatives denier n. Etymology: ME f. OF denier f. L denegare (as DE-, negare say no) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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гл. 1) отрицать, опровергать 2) лишать, отказывать(ся) предоставить что-л. • - deny approval - deny export privileges - deny payment - deny tariff concessions - deny the charge DENY 1) отрицать; опровергать 2) отказывать(ся) – to deny patentability – to deny validity ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. отрицать; отвергать to deny the possibility of smth. —- отрицать возможность чего-л. to deny a theory —- отвергнуть теорию to deny a rumour —- опровергнуть слух to deny charges —- отвести (отмести) обвинения to deny the truth of the statement (that the statement is true) —- утверждать, что заявление не соответствует действительности to deny that smb. has talent —- отказывать кому-л. в таланте to deny this to be the case —- утверждать, что дело обстоит иначе it cannot be denied that —- нельзя не признать, что he denied having done it —- он утверждал, что не делал этого I don't deny that he is clever —- не спорю, он умен there is no denying it —- нельзя отрицать этого 2. отрицать существование; не признавать to deny God —- отрицать (существование) Бога to deny providence —- не верить в судьбу 3. отказывать, не давать to deny a request —- отказать в просьбе to deny smb. the right to do smth. —- отказать кому-л. в праве делать что-л. to deny oneself smth. —- отказывать себе в чем-л., воздерживаться от чего-л. to deny oneself every luxury —- не позволять себе ничего лишнего, ограничивать себя во всем to deny oneself the pleasure of doing smth. —- отказаться от удовольствия сделать что-л. to deny oneself nothing —- ни в чем себе не отказывать this was denied (to) me, I was denied this —- мне было в этом отказано he is not to be denied —- он не примет отказа; от него не отделаешься to deny oneself...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) отрицать to deny the charge - отвергать обвинение 2) отказывать(ся) to deny a request - отказать в просьбе to deny oneself every luxury - не позволять себе ничего лишнего 3) не допускать; отказывать в приеме (гостей) she denied herself to visitors - она не приняла гостей he was denied admission - его не впустили 4) отрекаться 5) отпираться, отказываться, брать назад to deny ones signature - отказываться от своей подписи to deny ones words - отказываться от своих слов Syn: see contradict ...Англо-русский словарь
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- early 14c., from O.Fr. denier, from L. denegare, from de- "away" + negare "refuse, say 'no.' " ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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