disallow
About 0.25 uses per million words.
Meaning
- verb To refuse to allow.
The prisoners were disallowed to contact with a lawyer.
- verb To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.
The goal was disallowed because the player was offside.
- verb To overrule a colonial legislation by the sovereign-in-privy council.
Similar words
forbid proscribe prohibit veto interdict deny repudiate reject refuse outlaw
Often followed by
the any a it such all them or this
Word family
disallowance disallowances disallowed disallowing disallows
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