deny of

verb

To deny; to deprive of.

“Sony has publicly argued against the merger, claiming that the combined company would deny the PlayStation platform of games like Call of Duty.”

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Meanings

verbdeny of (third-person singular simple present denies of, present participle denying of, simple past and past participle denied of)

present singular third person denies of · participle present denying of · participle past denied of · past denied of

  1. nonstandardproscribedTo deny; to deprive of.

    Sony has publicly argued against the merger, claiming that the combined company would deny the PlayStation platform of games like Call of Duty.

Origin

Likely due to confusion of the expressions to deny and to deprive of.

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APA

deny of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deny%20of

MLA

“deny of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deny%20of. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deny of,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deny%20of.

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