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• v  declare untrue; contradict
• v  refuse to accept or believe
• v  refuse to grant, as of a petition or request
• v  refuse to let have
• v  deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
• v  deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
• v  refuse to recognize or acknowledge

• I don't deny my Muslim roots, but I don't vilify Europe either.
• He was responding to the claim by some critics that Obama wanted panels of scientists empowered to deny health care to the ill and infirm, or as the President put it, "to kill off .
• Do you admit or deny that you are the chief law enforcement officer of the United States of America? 2.

• refuse
• abnegate
• traverse

• admit
• allow

News & Articles

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• Court: U.S. can't deny anti-AIDS funds over prostitution stance
  The Supreme Court has ruled the federal government may not deny funds from its global anti-AIDS program to organizations that refuse to actively oppose legalizing prostitution.
  June 20, 2013 - CNN
• Prisons officials deny Swallow accuser faced retaliation
  Prisons officials deny Swallow accuser faced retaliation by Brooke Adams The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jun 19, 2013 08:35PM MDT Two top officials with the Utah Department of Corrections on Wednesday denied an inmate’s allegations of retaliation for speaking publicly about his interactions with Utah Attorney General John Swallow and his predecessor, Mark Shurtleff. During the Law Enforcement ...
  June 20, 2013 - The Salt Lake Tribune
• Court says gov't can't deny anti-AIDS funds over prostitution stance
  The Supreme Court has ruled the federal government may not deny funds from its global anti-AIDS program to organizations that refuse to actively oppose legalizing prostitution.
  June 20, 2013 - WJXT Jacksonville

Quotes

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• Phil Gramm in NEWS.com.au
  Senator Obama said: "It's time we had a president who doesn't deny our problems or blame the American people for them, but takes responsibility and provides the leadership to solve them."
• John Edwards in ABC News
  In a statement released today, Edwards said, "I am Quinn's father. It was wrong for me ever to deny she was my daughter, and hopefully one day, when she understands, she will forgive me."
• Barack Obama in Newsday (subscription)
  We must deny al-Qaida a safe haven,Obama said. "We must reverse the Taliban's momentum."