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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