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deny

/dɪˈnaɪ/dih-NIGH
/dɪˈnaɪ/dih-NIGH

Meaningto say no

Common meaning: to say something is untrue

Journey through time

  1. Latindenegare‘to deny’source
  2. Old Frenchdeniersource
  3. Middle Englishdeniensource
  4. Englishdeny‘to say something is untrue’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin denegare ‘to say no’.

Roots

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