deny

saying that something is not true

If you deny an accusation or a statement, you say that it is not true.

The accused women all the charges brought against them.

He that he was involved.

Gabriel doing anything illegal.

Be careful
Deny must be followed by an object, a that-clause, or an -ing form. You say, for example, ‘He accused her of stealing, but she denied it’. Don't say ‘He accused her of stealing but she denied’.

Be careful
If someone answers ‘no’ to an ordinary question in which they are not accused of anything, don't say that they ‘deny’ what they are asked. Don't say, for example, ‘I asked him if the train had left, and he denied it’. You say ‘I asked him if the train had left, and he said no’.

She asked if you'd been in and I .

refusing to let someone have something

If you deny someone something that they need or want, you refuse to let them have it.

His ex-wife denied him access to his children.

Don't yourself pleasure.

Be careful
However, if someone says that they will not do something that someone asks them to do, don't say that they ‘deny’ it. You say that they refuse to do it or refuse.

Three employees were dismissed for refusing to join a union.

We asked them to play a game with us, but they .