deny

/dɪˈnaɪ/ verb [T]

Translation

NOT TRUE › to say that something is not true, especially something that you are accused of

inkâr etmek

She denies any involvement in the attack. [+ (that)] He never denied that he said those things. [+ doing sth] He denies murdering his father.1185

NOT ALLOW › to not allow someone to have or do something

reddetmek, izin vermemek, yoksun bırakmak

[often passive] These children are being denied access to education.687

(Definition of deny verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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