vverb.communicationdeclare untrue; contradictExamples:- He denied the allegations
- She denied that she had taken money
Antonyms:admit
Derivationally Related Form:denierdenial
Hypernyms:contradict contravene negate
Inherited Hypernyms:denycontradictdisagree
Direct Hyponyms:disavowdisclaimrepudiate
Full Troponyms:denydisavowdisclaimrepudiate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | They --- that there was a traffic accident (apply to: deny)
vverb.communicationrefuse to accept or believeExamples:- He denied his fatal illness
Derivationally Related Form:denier
Hypernyms:disown renounce repudiate
Inherited Hypernyms:denydisownrejectevaluatethink
Direct Hyponyms:abnegate
Full Troponyms:abnegate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | They --- that there was a traffic accident (apply to: deny)
vverb.possessionrefuse to grant, as of a petition or requestExamples:- The dean denied the students' request for more physics courses
- the prisoners were denied the right to exercise for more than 2 hours a day
Derivationally Related Form:denierdenial
Hypernyms:keep back withhold
Inherited Hypernyms:denywithholddenykeephave
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody something
vverb.possessionrefuse to let haveSynset:refuse
Examples:- She denies me every pleasure
- he denies her her weekly allowance
Antonyms:allow
Derivationally Related Form:refusaldenier
Hypernyms:hold on keep
Inherited Hypernyms:denykeephave
Direct Hyponyms:keep backwithhold
Full Troponyms:bankruptbeggarbilkdenydeprivedevotedisenfranchisedisinheritdockfreezeimmobilizeimpoverishkeep to oneselfreducereservestarvetongue-tieweanwithhold
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody something | They --- them the money (apply to: refuse, deny)
vverb.possessiondeny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasureSynset:abnegate
Examples:- She denied herself wine and spirits
Derivationally Related Form:denierdenialabnegation
Hypernyms:check contain control curb hold hold in moderate
Inherited Hypernyms:denycontrolrestrain
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody something
vverb.communicationdeny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suitTopic:lawpractice of law
Synset:traverse
Derivationally Related Form:denierdenial
Inherited Hypernyms:traverse
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.communicationrefuse to recognize or acknowledgeDerivationally Related Form:denier
Hypernyms:disavow
Inherited Hypernyms:denydisavowdenycontradictdisagree
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody