<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to state that (something declared or believed to be true) is not true: to deny an accusation.</li><li>to refuse to agree or accede to: to deny a petition.</li><li>to withhold the possession, use, or enjoyment of: to deny access to secret information.</li><li>to withhold something from, or refuse to grant a request of: to deny a beggar.</li><li>to refuse to recognize or acknowledge; disown; disavow; repudiate: to deny one's gods.</li><li>to withhold (someone) from accessibility to a visitor: The secretary denied his employer to all those without appointments.</li><li>Obsolete: to refuse to take or accept.</li></ul>