English Explanatory Dictionary

disallow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To refuse to allow.
  2. To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.
  3. To overrule a colonial legislation by the sovereign-in-privy council.

Pronunciation

/ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disallow.wav /ˌdɪsəˈlæɔ/

Word forms

disallow disallows disallowing disallowed no-table-tags glossary disallowest disallowedst disalloweth

Etymology

From Middle English disallowen, desallowen, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman desalouer, Old French desalöer. By surface analysis, dis- + allow.

Related words

disallowance

Derived words

disallowability disallowable disallower
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