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deny
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deny
 declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"
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deny
 refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"
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deny
 refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus"
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traverse, deny
 deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
deny, refuse
 refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance"
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deny, abnegate
 deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits"
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deny
 refuse to grant, as of a petition or request; "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"
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