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DENY, v.t.

1. To contradict; to gainsay; to declare a statement or position not to be true. We deny what another says, or we deny a proposition. We deny the truth of an assertion, or the assertion itself. The sense of this verb is often expressed by no or nay.

2. To refuse to grant; as, we asked for bread, and the man denied us.

3. Not to afford; to withhold.

Who find not Providence all good and wise,

Alike in what it gives, and what denies?

4. To disown; to refuse or neglect to acknowledge; not to confess.


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DENY, v.t.

1. To contradict; to gainsay; to declare a statement or position not to be true. We deny what another says, or we deny a proposition. We deny the truth of an assertion, or the assertion itself. The sense of this verb is often expressed by no or nay.

2. To refuse to grant; as, we asked for bread, and the man denied us.

3. Not to afford; to withhold.

Who find not Providence all good and wise,

Alike in what it gives, and what denies?

4. To disown; to refuse or neglect to acknowledge; not to confess.

DE-NY', v.t. [Fr. denier; L. denego; de and nego, to deny, Sw. neka, W. nacu. Hence, nay, Dan. nej. The sense is to thrust from.]

  1. To contradict; to gainsay; to declare a statement or position not to be true. We deny what another says, or we deny a proposition. We deny the truth of an assertion, or the assertion itself. The sense of this verb is often expressed by no or nay.
  2. To refuse to grant; as, we asked for bread, and the man denied us.
  3. Not to afford; to withhold. Who finds not Providence all good and wise, / Alike in what he gives, and what denies? – Pope.
  4. To disown: to refuse or neglect to acknowledge; not to confess. He that denieth me before men, shall be denied before the angels of God. – Luke xii.
  5. To reject; to disown; not to receive or embrace. He hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. – 1 Tim. v. Denying ungodliness and wordly lusts. – Tit. ii.
  6. Not to afford or yield. – Kirwan. To deny one's self, is to decline the gratification of appetites or desires; to refrain from; to abstain. The temperate man denies himself the free use of spirituous liquors. I denied myself the pleasure of your company. “God can not deny himself.” He can not act in contradiction to his character and promises. He can not be unfaithful. – 2 Tim. ii.

De*ny"
  1. To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; -- opposed to affirm, allow, or admit.

    * We deny what another says, or we deny the truth of an assertion, the force of it, or the assertion itself.

  2. To answer in (?)(?)(?) negative; to declare an assertion not to be true.

    Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. Gen. xviii. 15.

  3. To refuse (to do something or to accept something); to reject; to decline; to renounce.

    [Obs.] "If you deny to dance." Shak.
  4. To refuse to grant; to withhold; to refuse to gratify or yield to; as, to deny a request.

    Who finds not Providence all good and wise,
    Alike in what it gives, and what denies?     Pope.

    To some men, it is more agreeable to deny a vicious inclination, than to gratify it. J. Edwards.

  5. To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, and the like; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.

    The falsehood of denying his opinion. Bancroft.

    Thou thrice denied, yet thrice beloved. Keble.

    To deny one's self, to decline the gratification of appetites or desires; to practice self- denial.

    Let him deny himself, and take up his cross. Matt. xvi. 24.

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Deny

DENY, verb transitive

1. To contradict; to gainsay; to declare a statement or position not to be true. We deny what another says, or we deny a proposition. We deny the truth of an assertion, or the assertion itself. The sense of this verb is often expressed by no or nay.

2. To refuse to grant; as, we asked for bread, and the man denied us.

3. Not to afford; to withhold.

Who find not Providence all good and wise,

Alike in what it gives, and what denies?

4. To disown; to refuse or neglect to acknowledge; not to confess.

5. To reject; to disown; not to receive or embrace.

He hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. 1 Timothy 5:1.

DENYing ungodliness and worldly lusts. Titus 2:1.

6. Not to afford or yield.

To deny ones self, is to decline the gratification of appetites or desires; to refrain from; to abstain. The temperate man denies himself the free use of spirituous liquors. I denied myself the pleasure of your company.

God cannot deny himself. He cannot act in contradiction to his character and promises. He cannot be unfaithful. 2 Timothy 2:12.

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