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dis·al·low

 (dĭs′ə-lou′)
tr.v. dis·al·lowed, dis·al·low·ing, dis·al·lows
1. To refuse to allow: "[The government] disallowed his aging and dying parents any reunion with their only child" (John Simon).
2. To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.

[Middle English disallowen, from Old French desalouer, to reprimand : des-, dis- + alouer, to approve; see allow.]

dis′al·low′a·ble adj.
dis′al·low′ance n.
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disallow

(ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ)
vb (tr)
1. to reject as untrue or invalid
2. to cancel
ˌdisalˈlowable adj
ˌdisalˈlowance n
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dis•al•low

(ˌdɪs əˈlaʊ)

v.t.
1. to reject; veto.
2. to refuse to admit the validity of.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Old French desallouer. See dis-1, allow]
dis`al•low′a•ble, adj.
dis`al•low′ance, n.
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disallow


Past participle: disallowed
Gerund: disallowing

Imperative
disallow
disallow
Present
I disallow
you disallow
he/she/it disallows
we disallow
you disallow
they disallow
Preterite
I disallowed
you disallowed
he/she/it disallowed
we disallowed
you disallowed
they disallowed
Present Continuous
I am disallowing
you are disallowing
he/she/it is disallowing
we are disallowing
you are disallowing
they are disallowing
Present Perfect
I have disallowed
you have disallowed
he/she/it has disallowed
we have disallowed
you have disallowed
they have disallowed
Past Continuous
I was disallowing
you were disallowing
he/she/it was disallowing
we were disallowing
you were disallowing
they were disallowing
Past Perfect
I had disallowed
you had disallowed
he/she/it had disallowed
we had disallowed
you had disallowed
they had disallowed
Future
I will disallow
you will disallow
he/she/it will disallow
we will disallow
you will disallow
they will disallow
Future Perfect
I will have disallowed
you will have disallowed
he/she/it will have disallowed
we will have disallowed
you will have disallowed
they will have disallowed
Future Continuous
I will be disallowing
you will be disallowing
he/she/it will be disallowing
we will be disallowing
you will be disallowing
they will be disallowing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been disallowing
you have been disallowing
he/she/it has been disallowing
we have been disallowing
you have been disallowing
they have been disallowing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been disallowing
you will have been disallowing
he/she/it will have been disallowing
we will have been disallowing
you will have been disallowing
they will have been disallowing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been disallowing
you had been disallowing
he/she/it had been disallowing
we had been disallowing
you had been disallowing
they had been disallowing
Conditional
I would disallow
you would disallow
he/she/it would disallow
we would disallow
you would disallow
they would disallow
Past Conditional
I would have disallowed
you would have disallowed
he/she/it would have disallowed
we would have disallowed
you would have disallowed
they would have disallowed
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.disallow - command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"
command, require - make someone do something
ban - prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure; "Smoking is banned in this building"
bar, debar, exclude - prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"
enjoin - issue an injunction
criminalise, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw, criminalize - declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S."
countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
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disallow

verb reject, refuse, ban, dismiss, cancel, veto, forbid, embargo, prohibit, rebuff, repudiate, disown, proscribe, disavow, disclaim, abjure He ruled that my testimony should be disallowed.
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disallow

verb
2. To be unwilling to grant:
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Translations
يُنْكِر، يَرْفُض
nedovolitneuznatzamítnout
afviseunderkende
vísa á bug
nepripažinti
neatļaut
izin vermemekreddetmek

disallow

[ˈdɪsəˈlaʊ] VT
1. [+ claim] → rechazar
2. (Ftbl) [+ goal] → anular
3. (Jur) [+ evidence] → desestimar, rechazar; [+ conviction] → anular, invalidar
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disallow

[ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ] vt
[+ decision, appeal, claim, legislation] → rejeter
(British) (FOOTBALL) [+ goal] → refuser
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

disallow

vt evidence, expensesnicht anerkennen; claimzurückweisen, nicht anerkennen; plan etcablehnen; (Sport) goalnicht anerkennen, nicht geben
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disallow

[ˈdɪsəˈlaʊ] vtrespingere (Ftbl) (goal) → annullare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

disallow

(disəˈlau) verb
to refuse to allow (a claim etc).
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