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    disallow
    /ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ/

    verb

    • 1. refuse to declare valid: "he was offside and the goal was disallowed"

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  3. Disallow means to say officially that something cannot be accepted or allowed, because it has not been done in the correct way. Learn more about the meaning, usage, and synonyms of disallow with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

  4. The meaning of DISALLOW is to deny the force, truth, or validity of. How to use disallow in a sentence. to deny the force, truth, or validity of; to refuse to allow…

  5. Disallow definition: to refuse to allow; reject; veto. See examples of DISALLOW used in a sentence.

  6. When you disallow something, you prohibit it. Teachers usually disallow cell phones in their classrooms. You're most likely to come across the verb disallow in official or formal contexts, like a list of rules in a courtroom or within the wording of a law.

  7. Disallow means to reject or cancel something that is not allowed or accepted officially. Learn the pronunciation, word frequency, derived forms, and usage of disallow with examples and synonyms from Collins English Dictionary.

  8. 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.

  9. Disallow means to officially refuse to accept something because it has not been done in the correct way. See examples, synonyms, pronunciation and grammar notes for this verb.