Meaning of "deny"

deny •

v.
• • 1. to reject, to disown: magtakwil, itakwil
  • 2. to refuse to admit: ayaw aminin, magkaila, ipagkaila, ikaila, magtatuwa, itatuwa
  • 3. to refuse to grant: magkait, ikait, ipagkait, pagkaitan
  • 4. to say something that is not true, to contradict, to give the lie to: magpabulaan, pabulaanan

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v.
• • magtakwil, itakwil (mag:i-) to disown, to deny, to repudiate. Baka itakwil ka ng iyong ama. You might be disowned by your father.

v.
• • mag-kaila', ikaila' (mag-:i) to deny, to profess ignorance of. Ikinaila niya ang nangyari. He denied what happened.

v.
• • tumanggi', tanggihan (um-:-an) to refuse, to deny. Tumanggi ako sa alok niya. I refused his offer. Tinanggihan ko ang mga bintang niya. I refused his accusations.