deny

verb

(transitive) To assert that something is not true.

(transitive) To disallow or reject.

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

To take something away from someone; to deprive of.

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

(sports, transitive) To prevent from scoring.

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

Roots

nego-ny · Latin · deny

Words related to deny

abnegatev undenied repudiator denialn denegationn deniabilityn refutativeadj refutern affirmv concedev contradictableadj assertv disproval concederv refutaln refutablyadv admitv

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Where does deny come from?

The word deny breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root -ny, from Latin nego (“deny”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.