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