deny
To disallow or reject.
Verb 4 meanings
To disallow or reject.
“I wanted to go to the party, but I was denied.”
To assert that something is not true.
“to deny a rumour to deny an allegation”
To refuse to give or grant something to someone.
“My father denied me a good education.”
To take something away from someone; to deprive of.
Etymology
From Middle English denyen, from Old French denoier (“to deny, to repudiate”) (French dénier), from Latin denegare (“to deny, to refuse”), from de- (“away”) and negare (“to refuse”), the latter ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *né (“no, not”). Doublet of denegate.
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DENY at a glance
DENY has 4 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (D 2 + E 1 + N 1 + Y 4) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,936 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with deny
All rhymes- TEENY8
- PROGENY13
- LARCENY12
- PHYLOGENY21
- WEENY11
- SWEENY12
- OROGENY11
- GREENY10
- ONTOGENY12
- QUEENY18
- SHEENY12
- NEOTENY10
One letter away
- DENT5
- DEFY11
- DENS5
- DEWY11
- DENE5
- DENI5
- DEMY10
- RENY7
- DEXY15
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