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How to spell denied

hear itde·nied/dɪ'naɪd/verbLong vowels

What it means: Refused or rejected.

In a sentence: The teacher denied my request for extra recess.

The part people get wrong

Watch for the order of ie. Often misspelled as denyed or denide.

Same family: denies, denying, denial, undeniable. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Denied” comes from the verb “deny,” which entered English from Old French *denier* and Latin *denegare*, meaning “to say no” or “to refuse.” Over time, the word has kept that same core idea of refusing or saying that something is not true.

Patterns it uses: i before e?

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