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"Deny" in Portuguese?

Pronunciation : De*ny"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. denien, denaien, OF. denier, deneer, F. d?nier, fr. L. denegare; de- + negare to say no, deny. See Negation.]
Definition : 1. To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; -- opposed to affirm, allow, or admit.

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.

t. [imp. & p. p. Denied; p. pr. & vb. n. Denying.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : De*ny"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To answer in Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. Gen. xviii. 15.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913