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   Deny , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Denied ; p. pr. & vb. n. Denying.] [OE. denien, denaien, OF. denier, deneer, F. dénier, fr. L. denegare; de- + negare to say no, deny. See Negation.]
   To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; -- opposed to affirm, allow, or admit.
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   ☞ We deny what another says, or we deny the truth of an assertion, the force of it, or the assertion itself.
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   To refuse (to do something or to accept something); to reject; to decline; to renounce. [Obs.] “If you deny to dance.” 
   Shak.
   
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   To refuse to grant; to withhold; to refuse to gratify or yield to; as, to deny a request.
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   Who finds not Providence all good and wise,
   Alike in what it gives, and what denies?
   Pope.
   
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   To some men, it is more agreeable to deny a vicious inclination, than to gratify it.
   J. Edwards.
   
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   To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, and the like; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
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   The falsehood of denying his opinion.
   Bancroft.
   
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   Thou thrice denied, yet thrice beloved.
   Keble.
   
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   To deny one's self, to decline the gratification of appetites or desires; to practice self-denial.
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   Let him deny himself, and take up his cross.
   Matt. xvi. 24.
   
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   Deny, v. i. To answer in the negative; to declare an assertion not to be true.
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   Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid.
   Gen. xviii. 15.
   
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