deny oneself

  • 1deny oneself — 1. To refuse to allow oneself pleasure (in) 2. To exercise self denial • • • Main Entry: ↑deny …

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  • 2deny oneself — index eschew, forbear Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3deny oneself nothing — index dissipate (expend foolishly) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4deny oneself — go without. → deny …

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  • 5deny oneself — idi a) to refrain from satisfying one s desires b) to refuse to indulge oneself in; abstain from …

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  • 6deny oneself — exercise self denial, renounce, abstain from …

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  • 7deny — [dē nī′, dinī′] vt. denied, denying [ME denien < OFr denier < L denegare < de , intens. + negare, to deny: see NEGATION] 1. to declare (a statement) untrue; contradict 2. to refuse to accept as true or right; reject as unfounded, unreal …

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  • 8deny — ► 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 …

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  • 9deny — 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… …

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  • 10deny — 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 …

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