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deny

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"Declare untrue"

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4 lettersPronunciation /dɪˈnaɪ/Part of speech verbSorted denyStarts with DEnds with Y1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. declare untrue; contradict

Word origin

From Middle English denyen, from Old French denoier (“to deny, to repudiate”) (French dénier), from Latin denegare (“to deny, to refuse”), from de- (“away”) and negare (“to refuse”), the latter ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *né (“no, not”). Doublet of denegate.

Used in a sentence

  • I wanted to go to the party, but I was denied.
  • 'Do! pray do! I shall be the most miserable of men if you don't. You cannot be so cruel as to deny me a favour so easily granted and yet so highly prized!' pleaded he as ardently as if his life depended on it.
  • to deny a rumour to deny an allegation

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