Verbs

(v)denydeclare untrue; contradict“He denied the allegations”, “She denied that she had taken money”
(v)denyrefuse to accept or believe“He denied his fatal illness”
(v)denyrefuse to grant, as of a petition or request“The dean denied the students' request for more physics courses”, “the prisoners were denied the right to exercise for more than 2 hours a day”
(v)deny, refuserefuse to let have“She denies me every pleasure”, “he denies her her weekly allowance”
(v)deny, abnegatedeny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure“She denied herself wine and spirits”
(v)traverse, denydeny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
(v)denyrefuse to recognize or acknowledge“Peter denied Jesus”