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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Deny \De*ny"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Denied}; p. pr & vb n. {Denying}.] [OE. denien, denaien OF denier, deneer, F. d['e]nier, fr L. denegare; de- + negare to say no deny. See {Negation}.] 1. To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; -- opposed to affirm, allow or admit Note: We deny what another says, or we deny the truth of an assertion, the force of it or the assertion itself 2. To refuse (to do something or to accept something); to reject; to decline to renounce. [Obs.] ``If you deny to dance.'' --Shak. 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. {To deny one's self}, to decline the gratification of appetites or desires; to practice self-denial. Let him deny himself, and take up his cross. --Matt. xvi. 24.
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