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Webster 1913 Edition

Deny

De-ny′

,
Verb.
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
.]
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 refuse (to do something or to accept something); to reject; to decline; to renounce.
[Obs.]
“If you deny to dance.”
Shak.
3.
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.
4.
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.

De-ny′

,
Verb.
I.
To answer in [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] negative; to declare an assertion not to be true.
Then Sarah
denied
, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid.
Gen. xviii. 15.

Webster 1828 Edition

Deny

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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