{"era":"current","word":"deny","meaning":"State that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of something.","children":[{"era":"1200s","word":"denien","meaning":"to deny, refuse","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"denegare","meaning":"to refuse, deny","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"de-","meaning":"down, away","children":[],"language":"Latin"},{"era":"classical","word":"negare","meaning":"to say no, to refuse","children":[],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"Old French"}],"language":"Modern English"}