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Definition of Denay
1. v. t. To deny.
2. n. Denial; refusal.
Definition of Denay
1. Noun. (obsolete) denial; refusal ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Denay
1. deny [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: deny
Lexicographical Neighbors of Denay
Literary usage of Denay
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Select Collection of Old Plays: In Twelve Volumes ; with Additional Notes by Isaac Reed, Robert Dodsley, Octavius Gilchrist, John Payne Collier (1825)
"38 To name the man, whieh she hath so denay'd,] In ... denay'd, however, was the
ancient manner of spelling it. ... S. 3: " Then let him be denay'd the ..."
2. A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1867)
"We now wish good morning till dinner time, though the dinner is put off to supper
time. To denay, for to deny. If York have ill demean'd himself in ..."
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