verb

1. To disallow or reject.

   “I wanted to go to the party, but I was denied.”

2. To assert that something is not true.

   “Everyone knows he committed the crime, but he still denies it.”

3. (ditransitive) To refuse to give or grant something to someone.

   “My father denied me a good education.”

Synonyms: contradict, disclaim, gainsay, refute, withsay