Definition of denies:
(v) :
(transitive) To assert that something is not true.
(v) :
(transitive) To disallow or reject.
(v) :
(ditransitive) To refuse to give or grant something to someone.
(v) :
To take something away from someone; to deprive of.
(v) :
To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
(v) :
(sports, transitive) To prevent from scoring.