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.
To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like.
To deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind.