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- pronunciation:
- dih
naI
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
denies, denying, denied |
| definition 1: |
to declare (something) false; refuse to agree with or admit; dispute; contradict.
He denied all the accusations against him.The Church originally denied that the earth revolved around the sun.[verb + (that) + clause
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She denied ever seeing the man before.[verb + gerund
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- synonyms:
- challenge, contradict, contravene, disallow, disclaim, dispute, gainsay
- antonyms:
- accept, acknowledge, admit, affirm, agree, allow, assert, aver, claim, concede, confess, confirm, grant, own
- similar words:
- argue, contend, disapprove, disavow, negate, object, oppose, question, refute, reject, repudiate
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| definition 2: |
to refuse to bestow, provide, or grant.
Her commanding officer denied her request for a transfer.As a punishment for the unrest, the warden denied the inmates' upcoming conjugal visits.He denied himself food as a protest.[verb + object + object
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The government denied him his rights.[verb + object + object
]
The judged denied him permission to see his children.[verb + object + object
]
- synonyms:
- decline, disallow, refuse, reject
- antonyms:
- concede, grant
- similar words:
- deprive, disclaim, forbid, negative, overrule, prohibit, proscribe, repudiate, withhold
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| definition 3: |
to repudiate or disown.
She later denied Catholicism.- synonyms:
- disavow, disclaim, disown, renounce, repudiate
- antonyms:
- accept
- similar words:
- disinherit, forswear, negate, reject, retract, revoke, withdraw
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| related words: |
belie, contest, contradict, decline, disprove, dispute, exclude, grudge, mortify, refute, veto |
| contrasting words: |
adopt, defend, embrace, uphold |
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