denied

Verb

Verb Forms: deny, denying, denies, denied

• Past tense of declaring something untrue or refusing.
• Declared something untrue or refused to acknowledge it.
• 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 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"
• refuse to let have
• deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
  • "She denied herself wine and spirits"
• deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
• refuse to recognize or acknowledge
  • "Peter denied Jesus"
• simple past and past participle of deny

Examples

• His opponent DENIED the existence of ’QOPH,’ until the dictionary confirmed it.
• The Words With Friends dictionary denied his attempt to play a made-up word.

Synonyms

abnegate, deny, refuse, traverse

Antonyms

admit, allow