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Collocations for deny - verb

1. say sth is not true

ADVERB

adamantly, emphatically, fiercely, firmly, hotly, steadfastly (esp. AmE), strenuously, strongly, vehemently, vigorously
Both women vehemently deny the charges against them.
angrily, indignantly
categorically, flatly
He has categorically denied being involved in the fraud.
explicitly, expressly
completely, totally
implicitly
formally, officially
publicly
immediately, promptly, quickly
initially
simply
If anyone accuses me I'll simply deny it.
consistently, repeatedly
He has consistently denied murdering his estranged wife.

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VERB + deny

cannot
You can't deny that it seems a very attractive idea.
try to
I know it was you I saw, so there's no use trying to deny it.

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PHRASES

no one could deny (that) …, no one would deny (that) …
No one would deny that there is a very great need for change.
there is no denying sth
There is no denying the fact that she is an excellent scholar.

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2. refuse sb sth

ADVERB

cruelly (esp. BrE)
They were cruelly denied victory by a header from Reece.
effectively
Children could be compelled to work on the farm, effectively denying them schooling.
routinely, systematically
The country's government systematically denies its citizens basic rights to free expression.

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PREPOSITION

to
You cannot deny this opportunity to me.

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Deny is used with these nouns as the subject:
authority, judge, source

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Deny is used with these nouns as the object:
access, accusation, admittance, affair, allegation, appeal, asylum, attraction, authority, bail, benefit, chance, charge, citizenship, claim, communion, compensation, connection, credit, education, entrance, entry, equality, existence, fact, feeling, freedom, funding, guilt, importance, impulse, involvement, justice, knowledge, liability, libel, liberty, licence, link, membership, misconduct, murder, need, negligence, passage, permission, permit, petition, possibility, promotion, reality, recognition, report, request, responsibility, right, rumour, statement, status, suggestion, tenure, truth, use, validity, victory, visa, vote, wish

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