- deny
- verb1 say sth is not trueADVERB▪ adamantly, emphatically, fiercely, firmly, hotly, steadfastly (esp. AmE), strenuously, strongly, vehemently, vigorously▪
Both women vehemently deny the charges against them.
▪ angrily, indignantly▪ categorically, flatly▪He has categorically denied being involved in the fraud.
▪ explicitly, expressly▪ completely, totally▪ implicitly▪ formally, officially▪ publicly▪ immediately, promptly, quickly▪ initially▪ simply▪If anyone accuses me I'll simply deny it.
▪ consistently, repeatedly▪He has consistently denied murdering his estranged wife.
VERB + DENY▪ cannot▪You can't deny that it seems a very attractive idea.
▪ try to▪I know it was you I saw, so there's no use trying to deny it.
PHRASES▪ no one could deny (that) … , no one would deny (that) …▪No one would deny that there is a very great need for change.
▪ there is no denying sth▪There is no denying the fact that she is an excellent scholar.
2 refuse sb sthADVERB▪ cruelly (esp. BrE)▪They were cruelly denied victory by a header from Reece.
▪ effectively▪Children could be compelled to work on the farm, effectively denying them schooling.
▪ routinely, systematically▪The country's government systematically denies its citizens basic rights to free expression.
PREPOSITION▪ to▪You cannot deny this opportunity to me.
Deny is used with these nouns as the object: ↑access, ↑accusation, ↑admittance, ↑affair, ↑allegation, ↑appeal, ↑asylum, ↑attraction, ↑authority, ↑bail, ↑benefit, ↑chance, ↑charge, ↑citizenship, ↑claim, ↑communion, ↑compensation, ↑connection, ↑credit, ↑education, ↑entrance, ↑entry, ↑equality, ↑existence, ↑fact, ↑feeling, ↑freedom, ↑funding, ↑guilt, ↑importance, ↑impulse, ↑involvement, ↑justice, ↑knowledge, ↑liability, ↑libel, ↑liberty, ↑licence, ↑link, ↑membership, ↑misconduct, ↑murder, ↑need, ↑negligence, ↑passage, ↑permission, ↑permit, ↑petition, ↑possibility, ↑promotion, ↑reality, ↑recognition, ↑report, ↑request, ↑responsibility, ↑right, ↑rumour, ↑statement, ↑status, ↑suggestion, ↑tenure, ↑truth, ↑use, ↑validity, ↑victory, ↑visa, ↑vote, ↑wish
Collocations dictionary. 2013.