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deny
A	verb
	1	deny
			declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"
		Category Tree: disagree; differ; dissent; take issue ╚contradict; negate; contravene ╚deny ╚disavow ╚repudiate ╚disclaim
	2	deny
			refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"
		Category Tree: think; cogitate; cerebrate ╚judge ╚reject ╚renounce; repudiate ╚deny ╚abnegate
	3	deny
			refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus"
		Category Tree: disagree; differ; dissent; take issue ╚contradict; negate; contravene ╚deny ╚disavow ╚deny
	4	traverse, deny
			deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit

	5	deny, refuse
			refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance"
		Category Tree: have; have got; hold ╚keep; hold on ╚deny, refuse ╚withhold; keep back
	6	deny, abnegate
			deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits"
		Category Tree: prevent; keep ╚restrain; suppress; keep; keep back; hold back ╚control; hold in; hold; contain; check; curb; moderate ╚deny, abnegate
	7	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"
		Category Tree: have; have got; hold ╚keep; hold on ╚deny; refuse ╚withhold; keep back ╚deny

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