Deny — Defs

01 v. t. To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; -- opposed to affirm, allow, or admit.

imp. & p. p. Denied; p. pr. & vb. n. Denying

1.
To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; -- opposed to affirm, allow, or admit.
2.
To refuse (to do something or to accept something); to reject; to decline; to renounce.[Obs.]
3.
To refuse to grant; to withhold; to refuse to gratify or yield to; as, to deny a request.
“Who finds not Providence all good and wise, Alike in what it gives, and what denies?” — Pope.

“To some men, it is more agreeable to deny a vicious inclination, than to gratify it.” — J. Edwards.
4.
To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, and the like; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
“The falsehood of denying his opinion.” — Bancroft.

“Thou thrice denied, yet thrice beloved.” — Keble.

“Let him deny himself, and take up his cross.” — Matt. xvi. 24.

Phrases & compounds

To deny one's self — to decline the gratification of appetites or desires; to practice self-denial.

02 v. i. To answer in �� negative; to declare an assertion not to be true.

1.
To answer in �� negative; to declare an assertion not to be true.
“Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid.” — Gen. xviii. 15.