to deny oneself of something

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• deny — ► VERB (denies, denied) 1) refuse to admit the truth or existence of. 2) refuse to give (something requested or desired) to. 3) (deny oneself) go without. ORIGIN Old French deneier, from Latin denegare, from negare say no …   English terms dictionary

• deny — denyingly, adv. /di nuy /, v.t., denied, denying. 1. to state that (something declared or believed to be true) is not true: to deny an accusation. 2. to refuse to agree or accede to: to deny a petition. 3. to withhold the possession, use, or… …   Universalium

• deny — de•ny [[t]dɪˈnaɪ[/t]] v. t. nied, ny•ing 1) to state that (something declared) is not true: to deny an accusation[/ex] 2) to refuse to agree or accede to: to deny a petition[/ex] 3) to withhold the possession, use, or enjoyment of: to deny access …   From formal English to slang

• deny — /dəˈnaɪ / (say duh nuy) verb (t) (denied, denying) 1. to assert the negative of; declare not to be true: *I deny that, and anyway, I won t do it again. –david foster, 1981. 2. to refuse to believe (a doctrine, etc.); reject as false or erroneous …  

• deny — [dɪ nʌɪ] verb (denies, denying, denied) 1》 refuse to admit the truth or existence of. 2》 refuse to give (something requested or desired) to (someone).     ↘(deny oneself) go without.     ↘archaic refuse access to. Origin ME: from OFr. deni ,… …   English new terms dictionary

• deny — v.tr. ( ies, ied) 1 declare untrue or non existent (denied the charge; denied that it is so; denied having lied). 2 repudiate or disclaim (denied his faith; denied his signature). 3 (often foll. by to) refuse (a person or thing, or something to a …   Useful english dictionary

• Consciousness — Representation of consciousness from the seventeenth century. Consciousness is a term that refers to the relati …   Wikipedia

• abstain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. forbear, refrain. See avoidance, moderation, asceticism, disuse.Ant., indulge. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. refrain, forbear, renounce, desist, forgo, withhold, avoid, stop, deny oneself, hold aloof… …   English dictionary for students

• forgo — forgo, forbear, abnegate, eschew, sacrifice are comparable when they denote to deny oneself something for the sake of an end. One forgoes for the sake of policy, expediency, or the welfare of others something already enjoyed or indulged in, or… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• go without — 1 I went without breakfast: ABSTAIN FROM, refrain from, forgo, do without, deny oneself. 2 the children did not go without: BE DEPRIVED, be in want, go short, go hungry, be in need. → go * * * I suffer lack or deprivation …   Useful english dictionary

• abnegate — verb /ˈæbnɪɡeɪt/ a) To deny oneself (something); to renounce or give up a right or a claim to something; b) To abjure. See Also: abnegation …   Wiktionary