deny
Collocations
17(verb.) say sth is not true
ADV
emphatically, fiercely, firmly, hotly, strenuously, strongly, vehemently, vigorously
The witness firmly denied ever seeing the suspect at the location that night.
angrily, indignantly
categorically, flatly
She flatly denied that she had taken the money from the cash register.
explicitly, expressly | implicitly | formally | publicly | immediately, promptly
simply
She simply denied knowing anything about the missing money.
consistently, repeatedly
She repeatedly denied taking the money from her roommate's wallet.
VERB + DENY
cannot
You cannot deny that her cooking skills have improved dramatically over the past year.
try to
He tried to deny responsibility for the broken window, but his muddy footprints told the truth.
PHRASES
no one could/would deny that
No one could deny that learning a new language takes a lot of time and effort.
there is no denying sth
There is no denying that she has become one of the best players on the team.
(verb.) refuse sb sth
ADV
cruelly
She was cruelly denied the promotion despite working there for five years.
effectively
The new policy effectively denies low-income families access to healthcare services.
PREP
to
She denied access to the building after the security alarm went off.