· declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"

Hypernym(s): contradict, negate, contravene

Antonym(s): admit

· refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"

Hypernym(s): disown, renounce, repudiate

· 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"

Hypernym(s): withhold, keep_back

· refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance"

Synonym(s): refuse

Hypernym(s): keep, hold_on

Antonym(s): allow

· deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits"

Synonym(s): abnegate

Hypernym(s): control, hold_in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate

· deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit

Synonym(s): traverse

· refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus"

Hypernym(s): disavow