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Webster 1913 Edition
Disallow
Disˊal-low′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Disallowed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disallowing
.] [Pref.
dis-
+ allow
: cf. OF. desalouer
, desloer
, to blame, dissuade.] To refuse to allow; to deny the force or validity of; to disown and reject;
as, the judge
. disallowed
the executor’s chargeTo whom coming, as unto a living stone,
disallowed
indeed of men, but chosen of God. 1 Pet. ii. 4.
That the edicts of Cæsar we may at all times
disallow
, but the statutes of God for no reason we may reject. Milton.
Syn. – To disapprove; prohibit; censure; reject.
Webster 1828 Edition
Disallow
DISALLOW
,Verb.
T.
2.
To testify dislike or disapprobation; to refuse assent.But if her father shall disallow her int he day that he heareth, not nay of her vows or her bonds--shall stand. Numbers 30.
3.
Not to approve; not to receive; to reject.To whom coming, as to a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious. 1 Peter 2.
4.
Not to allow or admit as just; to reject; as, to disallow an account or charge.Definition 2024
disallow
disallow
English
Verb
disallow (third-person singular simple present disallows, present participle disallowing, simple past and past participle disallowed)
- 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.
- 2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport:
- England will regard it as a measure of justice for Frank Lampard's disallowed goal against Germany in Bloemfontein at the 2010 World Cup - but it was also an illustration of how they rode their luck for long periods in front of a predictably partisan home crowd.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:prohibit
Related terms
Translations
to refuse to allow — see forbid
to reject as invalid, untrue, or improper
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