The verb deny has 7 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (24) deny -- (declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money")
2. (20) deny -- (refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness")
3. (16) deny -- (refuse to grant, as of a petition or request; "The dean denied the students' request for more physics courses"; "the prisoners were denied the right to exercise for more than 2 hours a day")
4. (15) deny, refuse -- (refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance")
5. deny, abnegate -- (deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits")
6. traverse, deny -- (deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit)
7. deny -- (refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus")