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Antonyms for denying


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dih-nahy
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈnaɪ



Definition of denying

Origin :
  • early 14c., from Old French denoiir "deny, repudiate, withhold," from Latin denegare "to deny, reject, refuse" (source of Italian dinegarre, Spanish denegar), from de- "away" (see de-) + negare "refuse, say 'no,' " from Old Latin nec "not," from Italic base *nek- "not," from PIE root *ne- "no, not" (see un-). Related: Denied; denying.
  • verb disagree, renounce, decline
Example sentences :
  • Do not show yourselves ungrateful to the Corn by denying her servants their wages.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • He had felt a moral superiority in denying the implied bad habits.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • A weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • There was no denying it, and they left the cloisters and closed them.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • There was no denying this point, so Wentworth said nothing more.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • He felt that he was doing no wrong in denying being a spy, to a British soldier.
  • Extract from : « The Dare Boys of 1776 » by Stephen Angus Cox
  • Denial would be useless, and in denying, you would be untrue to yourself.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • After this they all went through the formality of denying God and the Saints.
  • Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various
  • For Khalid like myself is constitutionally incapable of denying God.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • The medical men were not singular in denying their supernatural origin.
  • Extract from : « Roman Catholicism in Spain » by Anonymous

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