0 past simple and past participle of deny --
1 to say that something is not true: --
He will not confirm or deny the allegations.
[ + that ] Neil denies that he broke the window, but I'm sure he did.
[ + -ing verb ] Neil denies breaking the window.
There's no denying that this has been a difficult year for the company.
2 to not allow someone to have or do something: --
No one should be denied a good education./A good education should be denied to no one.
[ + two objects ] The goalkeeper denied him his third goal.
I was denied the opportunity of learning French at school.
3 to not admit that you have knowledge, responsibility, feelings, etc.: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.