disallow

[ dis-uh-lou ]

/ ˌdɪs əˈlaʊ /

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verb (used with object)

to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.

to refuse to admit the truth or validity of: to disallow the veracity of a report.

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Origin of disallow

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Old French word desallouer.See dis-¹, allow

OTHER WORDS FROM disallow

dis·al·low·a·ble, adjectivedis·al·low·a·ble·ness, noundis·al·low·ance, noun

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How to use disallow in a sentence

In this new world, third-party cookies will be disallowed, but first-party cookies will remain.
How A.I. can make digital advertising less creepy|jakemeth|December 17, 2020|Fortune
Before he left Canada he proclaimed the act of indemnity, and notified her majesty's disallowance of the ordinance.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
Owing to the disallowance of the Oaths Bill there was no report from the committee.
The Canadian Portrait Gallery Volume 3|John Charles Dent
The chief crown instrument for achieving harmony was the right of royal disallowance of colonial legislation.
The Colonization of North America|Herbert Eugene Bolton

In Crown Colonies the allowance or disallowance of any Law is generally signified by despatch.
England's Case Against Home Rule|Albert Venn Dicey
If it found an act unsatisfactory, it recommended to the king the exercise of his veto power, known as the royal disallowance.
History of the United States|Charles A. Beard and Mary R. Beard

British Dictionary definitions for disallow

disallow

/ (ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ) /

verb (tr)

to reject as untrue or invalid

to cancel

Derived forms of disallow

disallowable, adjectivedisallowance, noun

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