deny of

English

Etymology

Likely due to confusion of the expressions to deny and to deprive of.

Verb

deny of (third-person singular simple present denies of, present participle denying of, simple past and past participle denied of)

  1. (nonstandard, proscribed) To deny; to deprive of.
    Sony has publicly argued against the merger, claiming that the combined company would deny the PlayStation platform of games like Call of Duty.
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