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nier — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deny verb To state that something is not true.
  • forbid verb To order someone not to do something; to prohibit.
  • forswear verb To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
  • negate verb To cancel out or make ineffective.
  • repudiate verb To reject a claim, idea or association firmly and publicly, and to state that you want nothing to do with it.

Senses

nier is used for these senses in English:

  • deny (transitive) To assert that something is not true.
  • forbid (transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.
  • forswear (transitive) To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
  • negate To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.
  • repudiate (transitive) To reject the truth or validity of; to deny.

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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