popřít — meaning in English

English meaning

• deny verb To state that something is not true.
• disavow verb To formally deny responsibility for or support of something.
• refute verb To prove that a claim or argument is false or wrong.

Senses

popřít is used for these senses in English:

• deny (transitive) To assert that something is not true.
• disavow (transitive) To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like.
• disavow (transitive) To deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind.
• refute (transitive, proscribed) To deny the truth or correctness of (something).

deny — full definition

1. verb To state that something is not true.
2. verb To refuse to give someone something they want or ask for.

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