Definition of "deny" in English

verb

1. (transitive) To disallow or reject.

   • I wanted to go to the party, but I was denied.

2. (transitive) To assert that something is not true.

   • I deny that I was at the party.
   • Everyone knows he committed the crime, but he still denies it.

3. (ditransitive) To refuse to give or grant something to someone.

   • My father denied me a good education.

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

5. (sports, transitive) To prevent from scoring.

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

   • Jesus prophesized that by the time the cock crowed, Peter would have denied him three times.

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