Deny



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解释

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• v. 否认, 否定
• ［英］ v. 否认, 否定 ( say that sth is not true)
• ［类］ 反义词: postulate ( 假定) ; aver ( 断言) ; corroborate ( 确证) ; posit ( 断定)
• ［例］ deny a statement, a claim, an accusation

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (denied; denying)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French deneier, denier, from Latin denegare, from de- + negare to deny — more at negate
• Date: 14th century
• 1. to declare untrue <deny an allegation>
• 2. to refuse to admit or acknowledge ; disavow <deny responsibility>
• 3.
  • a. to give a negative answer to <denying the petitioners>
  • b. to refuse to grant <deny a request>
  • c. to restrain (oneself) from gratification of desires
• 4. archaic decline
• 5. to refuse to accept the existence, truth, or validity of
• ? denyingly adverb
• Synonyms:
  • deny, gainsay, contradict, contravene mean to refuse to accept as true or valid. deny implies a firm refusal to accept as true, to grant or concede, or to acknowledge the existence or claims of <denied the charges>. gainsay implies disputing the truth of what another has said<no one can gainsay her claims>. contradict implies an open or flat denial<her account contradicts his>. contravene implies not so much an intentional opposition as some inherent incompatibility<laws that contravene tradition>.

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