deny
de.ny \di-'ni-\ \-in-le-\ vt [ME denyen, fr. OF denier, fr. L denegare, fr.
de- + Xnegare to deny 1: to declare untrue 2: to disclaim connection with
or responsibility for : DISAVOW 3a: to give a negative answer to 3b: to
refuse to grant 3c: to restrain (oneself) from gratification of desires
archaic 4: DECLINE 5: to refuse to accept the existence, truth, or
validity of NTRAVENE: DENY implies a refusal to accept a statement as true
or valid; GAINSAY implies opposition by disputing the truth of something
said; CONTRADICT implies an open or flat denial and suggests that the
contrary is true; NEGATIVE implies as little as possible beyond a mere
refusal to assent or approve; IMPUGN stresses an attack upon the truth of a
statement or upon the integrity of the person making it; CONTRAVENE
stresses a conflict or logical incompatibility between something said or
prescribed and a present act or state of affairs - de.ny.ing.ly av SYN syn
GAINSAY, CONTRADICT, NEGATIVE, IMPUGN, CO