Verb

(en verb)

(ambitransitive) To make a vow; to promise.

* Bible, Eccl. v. 4

When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it.

* Richard Baxter

We do not vow that we will never sin, nor neglect a duty (nor ought we to do so).

To make a vow regarding (something).

The wronged woman vowed revenge.

To declare publicly that one has made a vow, usually to show one's determination or to announce an act of retaliation.

The rebels vowed to continue their fight.

Verb

(en-verb)

To not allow.

I wanted to go to the party, but I was denied .

* 1847 , Anne Brontë, Agnes Grey Chapter XVI

'Do! pray do! I shall be the most miserable of men if you don't. You cannot be so cruel as to deny me a favour so easily granted and yet so highly prized!' pleaded he as ardently as if his life depended on it.

To assert that something is not true.

I deny that I was at the party.

Everyone knows he committed the crime, but he still denies it.

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To disallow

to refuse to give or grant something to someone

My father denied me a good education.

* J. Edwards

To some men, it is more agreeable to deny a vicious inclination, than to gratify it.

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(sports) To prevent from scoring.

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

* Bancroft

the falsehood of denying his opinion

* Keble

thou thrice denied , yet thrice beloved

(obsolete) To refuse (to do or accept something).

* Shakespeare

if you deny to dance