deny
verb/dɨʒmẽˈtiɾ/medium
des·men·tir
Definition
To state that something is not true; to deny the truth of a statement, news report, or rumour.
The government spokesperson came to deny the information published by the press.
He denied having made any statements on the matter.
Common collocations
deny a rumourdeny a reportcategorically denypublicly deny
Etymology
Do latim 'dementīre', de 'de-' (negação) + 'mentīri' (mentir).