deny

DENY, verb transitive 1. To contradict; to gainsay; to declare a statement or position not to be true. We deny what another says, or we deny a proposition. We deny the truth of an assertion, or the assertion itself. The sense of this verb is often expressed by no or nay. 2. To refuse to grant; as, we asked for bread, and the man denied us. 3. Not to afford; to withhold. Who find not Providence all good and wise, Alike in what it gives, and what denies? 4. To disown; to refuse or neglect to acknowledge; not to confess. 5. To reject; to disown; not to receive or embrace. He hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. 1 Timothy 5:1. DENYing ungodliness and worldly lusts. Titus 2:1. 6. Not to afford or yield. To deny ones self, is to decline the gratification of appetites or desires; to refrain from; to abstain. The temperate man denies himself the free use of spirituous liquors. I denied myself the pleasure of your company. God cannot deny himself. He cannot act in contradiction to his character and promises. He cannot be unfaithful. 2 Timothy 2:12.