отрица́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• deny verb To state that something is not true.
• gainsay verb To speak against something, or deny that it is true.
• negate verb To cancel out or make ineffective.
• oppose verb To disagree with or actively resist something.
• refute verb To prove that a claim or argument is false or wrong.

Senses

отрица́ть is used for these senses in English:

• deny (transitive) To assert that something is not true.
• gainsay (transitive, formal) To say something in contradiction to.
• negate To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.
• oppose To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.
• 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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