Deny vs. Negate — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Deny and Negate
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Deny
To declare untrue; assert to be false
"A senior officer denied that any sensitive documents had been stored there" (Scott Ritter).
Negate
To make ineffective or invalid; nullify
A wage increase that was negated by inflation.
A goal that was negated by an official's ruling.
Deny
To refuse to believe; reject
Deny the existence of evil spirits.
Negate
To make negative
In German, sentences can be negated by using the word "nicht.".
Deny
To refuse to recognize or acknowledge; disavow
The official denied any wrongdoing.
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Negate
(Computers) To perform the machine logic operation NOT gate.
Deny
To decline to grant or allow; refuse
Deny the student's request.
Denied the prisoner food or water.
Negate
To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.
The investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.
Deny
To give a refusal to; turn down or away
The protesters were determined not to be denied.
Negate
To nullify or cause to be ineffective.
Progress on the study has been negated by the lack of funds.
Persecution can be negated through exposure.
Deny
To restrain (oneself) especially from indulgence in pleasures.
Negate
To be negative; bring or cause negative results.
A pessimism that always negates
Deny
(transitive) To disallow or reject.
I wanted to go to the party, but I was denied.
Negate
(computing) To perform the NOT operation on.
Deny
(transitive) 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.
Negate
Be in contradiction with
Deny
(ditransitive) To refuse to give or grant something to someone.
My father denied me a good education.
Negate
Deny the truth of
Deny
To take something away from someone; to deprive of.
Negate
Prove negative; show to be false
Deny
To prevent from scoring.
Negate
Make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of;
Her optimism neutralizes his gloom
This action will negate the effect of my efforts
Deny
To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
Deny
(obsolete) To refuse (to do or accept something).
Deny
To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; - opposed to affirm, allow, or admit.
Deny
To refuse (to do something or to accept something); to reject; to decline; to renounce.
Deny
To refuse to grant; to withhold; to refuse to gratify or yield to; as, to deny a request.
Who finds not Providence all good and wise,Alike in what it gives, and what denies?
To some men, it is more agreeable to deny a vicious inclination, than to gratify it.
Deny
To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, and the like; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
The falsehood of denying his opinion.
Thou thrice denied, yet thrice beloved.
Let him deny himself, and take up his cross.
Deny
To answer in negative; to declare an assertion not to be true.
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid.
Deny
Declare untrue; contradict;
He denied the allegations
She denied that she had taken money
Deny
Refuse to accept or believe;
He denied his fatal illness
Deny
Refuse to grant, as of a petition or request;
The dean denied the students' request for more physics courses
The prisoners were denied the right to exercise for more than 2 hours a day
Deny
Refuse to let have;
She denies me every pleasure
He denies her her weekly allowance
Deny
Deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure;
She denied herself wine and spirits
Deny
Deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
Deny
Refuse to recognize or acknowledge;
Peter denied Jesus
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