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