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What is the verb for denial?

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deny
  1. (transitive) To not allow.
  2. (transitive) To assert that something is not true.
  3. (transitive) To disallow
  4. (transitive) to refuse to give or grant something to someone
  5. (sports, transitive) To prevent from scoring.
  6. To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
  7. (obsolete) To refuse (to do or accept something).
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  9. Examples:
    1. “Rumors that he had been suspended swept across the center two weeks ago, but the shopping center's management company refused to admit or deny the claims.”
      “My first inclination was to deny his request to retire.”
      “Most participants deny any affiliation with these cults.”
denie
  1. Obsolete spelling of deny
denies
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deny
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Counsel for the Defendants denies liability and contests the quantum of damages.”
      “Another limitation is a rule found in various forms in some legal systems which denies jurisdiction over actions involving foreign land.”
      “The patient denies having pain or symptoms, and his vital signs are stable.”
denieth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of deny
deniest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of deny
denied
  1. simple past tense and past participle of deny
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The defendant denied that, and said that Michael worked and had the ability to pay.”
      “He denied ever being told anything about his troops wantonly killing large groups of civilians.”
      “That great party used to fume and fizz if, in a single freak election, it was denied its rightful place as the natural party of government.”
denying
  1. present participle of deny
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Zealously denying the accusations, Richard waxed eloquent in his own defense.”
      “And there's no denying that the piece brings its share of wow factor to the rotunda.”
      “Despite her abrupt style winning her as many friends as it did enemies, there was no denying that she deserved to be there.”
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