deny
declare untrue; contradict
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,400 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,154 times across 175,177 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- declare untrue; contradict He denied the allegationsShe 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 coursesthe prisoners were denied the right to exercise for more than 2 hours a day
- refuse to let have also: refuse She denies me every pleasurehe denies her her weekly allowance
- deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure also: abnegate She denied herself wine and spirits
- deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit also: traverse
deny in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Kiki hesitated, but saw no reason to deny it.
The Magic of Oz · L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum · Chapter 1
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M. de Tregars was not the man to deny a true fact.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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They didn't deny that it was a bear, although they said it was small for a bear.
In the Wilderness · Charles Dudley Warner · Chapter 2
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Of this heresy Emerson said: "I deny personality to God because it is too little, not too much."
Poems Household Edition · Ralph Waldo Emerson · Chapter 1
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I do not deny, Sir, that I'm past my time, but not by an hour; at most by half an hour.
The Brook Kerith: A Syrian story · George Moore · Chapter 2