To argue against (something or someone); to contradict, to deny.
To dispute, to argue about (something).
To be involved or engaged in controversy; to argue.
To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
To assert that something is not true.
To refuse to give or grant something to someone.
To disallow or reject.
To take something away from someone; to deprive of.
To prevent from scoring.