deny
verb
[ dɪˈnʌɪ ]
• state that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of.
• "both firms deny any responsibility for the tragedy"
Similar:
contradict,
repudiate,
gainsay,
declare untrue,
dissent from,
disagree with,
challenge,
contest,
oppose,
retract,
take back,
back-pedal,
disprove,
debunk,
explode,
discredit,
refute,
rebut,
invalidate,
negate,
nullify,
quash,
shoot full of holes,
shoot down (in flames),
disaffirm,
controvert,
confute,
negative,
• refuse to give (something requested or desired) to (someone).
• "the inquiry was denied access to intelligence sources"
Similar:
refuse,
turn down,
reject,
rebuff,
repulse,
decline,
veto,
dismiss,
knock back,
give the thumbs down to,
give the red light to,
give the brush-off to,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French deni-, stressed stem of deneier, from Latin denegare, from de- ‘formally’ + negare ‘say no’.
