to deny an allegation

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• deny */*/*/ — UK [dɪˈnaɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms deny : present tense I/you/we/they deny he/she/it denies present participle denying past tense denied past participle denied 1) a) to say that you did not do something that someone has accused you of… …   English dictionary

• deny — de|ny [ dı naı ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to say that you did not do something that someone has accused you of doing: deny (that): A spokesman denied that the company had acted irresponsibly. deny (doing) something: He still denies murdering his… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• deny — denyingly, adv. /di nuy /, v.t., denied, denying. 1. to state that (something declared or believed to be true) is not true: to deny an accusation. 2. to refuse to agree or accede to: to deny a petition. 3. to withhold the possession, use, or… …   Universalium

• deny — transitive verb (denied; denying) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French deneier, denier, from Latin denegare, from de + negare to deny more at negate Date: 14th century 1. to declare untrue < deny an allegation > 2. to re …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• deny — deny, gainsay, contradict, negative, traverse, impugn, contravene are comparable as meaning, when they refer to an act, to declare something untrue, untenable, or unworthy of consideration or, when they refer to a condition, to go counter to what …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• allegation — n. assertion 1) to make an allegation 2) to drop, retract, withdraw an allegation 3) to deny; refute an allegation 4) a false; serious; unproved, unsubstantiated, unsupported; vague allegation 5) an allegation about; against (allegations of fraud …   Combinatory dictionary

• allegation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ damaging, serious ▪ baseless, false, spurious (esp. BrE), unfounded, unproven, unsubstantiated, untrue …   Collocations dictionary

• deny — de|ny W2S2 [dıˈnaı] v past tense and past participle denied present participle denying third person singular denies [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(say something is not true)¦ 2¦(not allow)¦ 3 there s no denying (that/something) 4¦(feelings)¦ 5 deny yourself… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• deny — verb 1 say sth is not true ADVERB ▪ adamantly, emphatically, fiercely, firmly, hotly, steadfastly (esp. AmE), strenuously, strongly, vehemently, vigorou …   Collocations dictionary

• allegation */*/ — UK [ˌæləˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable, often plural] Word forms allegation : singular allegation plural allegations a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal even though this has not been proved deny allegations (= say they… …   English dictionary

• allegation — al|le|ga|tion [ ,ælə geıʃn ] noun count often plural ** a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal even though this has not been proved: allegation of: allegations of fraud and corruption allegation that: There were allegations… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English