Used in a Sentence

denies

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for denies.

Editorial note

When an actor says that vaccines cause autism, the actor is not risking very much; when a doctor denies it, the doctor's livelihood is often at stake.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

To take something away from someone; to deprive of.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of denies gathered in one view.

verb

To take something away from someone; to deprive of.

verb

To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.

verb

(transitive) To assert that something is not true.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for denies.

verb

To take something away from someone; to deprive of.

verb

To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.

verb

(transitive) To assert that something is not true.

verb

(transitive) To disallow or reject.

Example sentences

1

When an actor says that vaccines cause autism, the actor is not risking very much; when a doctor denies it, the doctor's livelihood is often at stake.

2

In Russian papers they say that the military of Russia denies any rocket tests at all.

3

There are troubling facts like how men as a rule have a really hard time becoming pregnant that nobody denies.

4

On the one hand, anyone that ignores/denies the influence of different hormones [1] on body and mind is simply ignorant.

5

Fine denies the very existence of evolved human sexually dimorphic psychological adaptations, significant (physical) brain differences between men and women etc.

6

There's a segment in the Tony Robbins episode where he denies being a motivational speaker.

7

Theft requires that the taking denies the current owner access/use to whatever was taken.

8

Among other unpopular opinions, ESR denies AGW, believes that race and IQ are correlated, and was strongly in favor of the Iraq war.

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Additionally Airtel denies foreknowledge and says it has nothing to with the C&D.

10

Apple denies the user reasonable control of the device they purchased.

11

It implies nothing, and the article itself explicitly denies any finger-pointing.

12

But they're ignoring the cases where the Church already denies marriages.

Quote examples

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Even if the title is "Mega denies" they either confirm what Dotcom claims or simply don't comment.

2

Specifically, how can the news agency write the title "Mega denies" and be trusted?

3

The cult of growth denies the idea that you can build anything useful or helpful unless you're prepared to bring it to so-called "Internet scale".

4

Arad denies emphatically that Treblinka could have possibly been a transit camp and says "all that arrived were killed within 15 minutes", but he has not commented on the testimonies from Shoah Foundation's own tapes who describe stopping at Treblinka for a few days on their way East.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use denies in a sentence?

When an actor says that vaccines cause autism, the actor is not risking very much; when a doctor denies it, the doctor's livelihood is often at stake.

What does denies mean?

To take something away from someone; to deprive of.

What part of speech is denies?

denies is commonly used as verb.