Was heißt »dementieren« auf Englisch?

Das Verb dementieren lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Ich kann die Gerüchte weder bestätigen noch dementieren.: I can neither confirm nor deny the rumors.
Der Regierungssprecher hat dies dementiert.: The government spokesperson denied this.
Ich kann dieses Gerücht weder bestätigen noch dementieren.: I can neither confirm nor deny that rumor.; I can neither confirm nor deny that rumour.
Ich kann diesen Bericht weder bestätigen noch dementieren.: I can neither confirm nor deny that report.
Tom dementierte, in die Angelegenheit verwickelt gewesen zu sein.: Tom denied that he had been involved in the affair.
Die Schauspielerin dementierte die Gerüchte.: The actress denied the rumors.

I won't deny that I was surprised by the news.
I should lie if I should deny it.
I cannot deny him this pleasure.
I'll deny I ever knew you.
She didn't even try to deny it.
I deny that.
Mary tried to deny it.
Tom tried to deny it.
Human beings–human children especially–seldom deny themselves the pleasure of exercising a power which they are conscious of possessing, even though that power consist only in a capacity to make others wretched.
Mary wanted to deny it.
Tom wanted to deny it.
Mary couldn't deny that she found him handsome.
We can't deny this fact.
No one will deny your right to fight honestly and energetically for a good and just cause.
There's no point trying to deny it.
I don't deny this.
Tom didn't deny it.
Tom didn't try to deny Mary's accusation.
Do you deny that?
No one can deny that.