Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was
afraid. --Gen. xviii.
15.
Note: We deny what another says, or we deny the truth of an
assertion, the force of it, or the assertion itself.
2. To refuse (to do something or to accept something); to
reject; to decline; to renounce. [Obs.] ``If you deny to
dance.'' --Shak.
3. To refuse to grant; to withhold; to refuse to gratify or
yield to; as, to deny a request.
Who finds not Providence all good and wise, Alike in
what it gives, and what denies? --Pope.
To some men, it is more agreeable to deny a vicious
inclination, than to gratify it. --J. Edwards.
4. To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, and the
like; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to
disavow.
The falsehood of denying his opinion. --Bancroft.
Thou thrice denied, yet thrice beloved. --Keble.
{To deny one's self}, to decline the gratification of
appetites or desires; to practice self-denial.
Let him deny himself, and take up his cross. --Matt.
xvi. 24.