deny

verb

• To disallow or reject.

  "I wanted to go to the party, but I was denied."

• To assert that something is not true.

  "Everyone knows he committed the crime, but he still denies it."

• (ditransitive) To refuse to give or grant something to someone.

  "My father denied me a good education."

• To take something away from someone; to deprive of.
• To prevent from scoring.
• To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
• To refuse (to do or accept something).