To say “no” or “nay” to; gainsay; contradict.To declare to be untrue or untenable; reject as false or erroneous; refuse to admit, accept, or believe: as, to deny an accusation, or the truth of a statement or a theory; to deny a, doctrine.To refuse; refuse to grant or give; withhold or withhold from: as, to deny bread to the hungry; to deny a request.To reject as non-existent or unreal; refuse to believe in the existence of; disallow the reality of.To refuse access to; keep from being seen; withhold from view or intercourse: as, he denied himself to visitors.To refuse to acknowledge; disavow; renounce; disown.To forbid.To contradict; repel; disprove.Synonyms To disclaim, renounce, abjure.To answer in the negative; refuse to comply.n. Denial.