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.
Both women vehemently deny the charges against them.
angrily,
indignantly
categorically, flatly
He has categorically denied being involved in the fraud.
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.
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.
He has consistently denied murdering his estranged wife.
VERB + deny
cannot
You can't deny that it seems a very attractive idea.
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.
I know it was you I saw, so there's no use trying to deny it.
PHRASES
no one could deny (that) …,
no one would deny (that) …
No one would deny that there is a very great need for change.
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.
There is no denying the fact that she is an excellent scholar.
2. refuse sb sth
ADVERB
cruelly
(esp. BrE)
They were cruelly denied victory by a header from Reece.
They were cruelly denied victory by a header from Reece.
effectively
Children could be compelled to work on the farm, effectively denying them schooling.
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.
The country's government systematically denies its citizens basic rights to free expression.
Deny is used with these nouns as the subject:
authority, judge, source
authority, judge, source
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
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