disallow
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disallow
- /ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˌdɪsəˈlæɔ/ Australia
Rhymes with -aʊ
Where it comes from
From Middle English disallowen, desallowen, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman desalouer, Old French desalöer. By surface analysis, dis- + allow.
verb disallows · disallowing · disallowed · disallow
- To refuse to allow. The prisoners were disallowed to contact with a lawyer.
- To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper. The goal was disallowed because the player was offside.
- To overrule a colonial legislation by the sovereign-in-privy council.
