deny

verb

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.

1. To disallow or reject.

   “I wanted to go to the party, but I was denied.”

   “'Do! pray do! I shall be the most miserable of men if you don't. You cannot be so cruel as to deny me a favour so easily granted and yet so highly prized!' pleaded he as ardently as if his life depended on it.”

2. To assert that something is not true.

   “to deny a rumour to deny an allegation”

   “I deny that I was at the party.”

3. To refuse to give or grant something to someone.

   “My father denied me a good education.”

   “To some men, it is more agreeable to deny a vicious inclination, than to gratify it.”

4. To take something away from someone; to deprive of.
5. To prevent from scoring.

   “Another Karadeniz cross led to Cudicini's first save of the night, with the Spurs keeper making up for a weak punch by brilliantly pushing away Christian Noboa's snap-shot. Two more top-class stops followed quickly afterwards, first from Natcho's rasping shot which was heading into the top corner, and then to deny Ryazantsev at his near post.”

6. To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.

   “Jesus prophesied that by the time the cock crowed, Peter would have denied him three times.”

   “the falsehood of denying his opinion”

7. To refuse (to do or accept something).

   “if you deny to dance”