deny

Verb

Verb Forms: denied, denying, denies

To declare to be untrue; to refuse to grant.
declare untrue; contradict
refuse to accept or believe
refuse to grant, as of a petition or request
refuse to let have
deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
refuse to recognize or acknowledge
To disallow or reject.
To assert that something is not true.
To refuse to give or grant something to someone.
To take something away from someone; to deprive of.
To prevent from scoring.
To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
To refuse (to do or accept something).

Examples

Everyone knows he committed the crime, but he still denies it.
I deny that I was at the party.
I wanted to go to the party, but I was denied.
Jesus prophesized that by the time the cock crowed, Peter would have denied him three times.
My father denied me a good education.
You can deny your opponent the triple-word score by cleverly blocking the square.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English denyen, from Old French denoier (“to deny, to repudiate”) (French dénier), from Latin denegare (“to deny, to refuse”), from de- (“away”) and negare (“to refuse”), the latter ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *né (“no, not”). Doublet of denegate.

Synonyms

abnegate, refuse, traverse, contradict, disclaim, gainsay, refute, withsay

Antonyms

admit, allow, affirm, confirm, grant

Scrabble Score: 8

deny: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
deny: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
deny: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

deny: valid Words With Friends Word