"deny" meaning in English

See deny in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /dɪˈnaɪ/ [UK], /dəˈnaɪ/ [US] Audio: en-us-deny.ogg [US] Forms: deny [canonical], denies [third-person, singular], denied [past], denied [past, participle], denying [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|den|y}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you deny something, you say it didn't happen or isn't true.
    Sense id: simple-deny-en-verb-P11N0zH8
  2. If you deny somebody something, you stop them from having or doing it.
    Sense id: simple-deny-en-verb-n6iSSY-K
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          "text": "He denied charges that Vietnamese troops participated in the fighting."
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          "text": "A quick dive by the goal keeper denies Beckham the goal."
        },
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          "text": "Why would you go to work and deny yourself a little rest?"
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