disallow

Verb

Meaning

To refuse to allow; to deny the force or validity of; to disown and reject; as, the judge disallowed the executor's charge.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

prohibit nix reject veto forbid interdict proscribe prevent stop block decline bar reverse dispute ban
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Antonyms

allow commission minister ram cocker inlet
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Hypernyms

require command

Hyponyms

bar ban exclude outlaw debar criminalize

Related terms

disallowance

Phrases with the word

disallow a request

Derivatives

disallowed disallowing

Examples

Of which, if thou be a severe, sour-complexioned man, then I here disallow thee to be a competent judge. Izaak Walton

Barack wants to stop all children from working on the farm... Can you imagine this? I just, I can't fathom that. Did you ever think we'd grow up in America and see something like that? Let me take it one step further. He wants to disallow the 4-H from training children to work on a farm. John Raese

Obama might think of himself as one, but he is not a dictator. We are not a banana republic yet. This is not an authoritarian form of government. This is a constitutional republic, and the president doesn't allow or disallow. The president can't buy or purchase. Rush Limbaugh

Whether you're as healthy as you should be or not, that doesn't disallow you to look your best. Style is only possible from a place of self-acceptance. Stacy London

I forbid you to call me late at night Source: Internet

Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

disalign disalignment disalliege disallow a request disallowability disallowable