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    dis·al·low
    /ˌdisəˈlou/

    verb

    • 1. refuse to declare valid: "the judge disallowed his evidence"

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  2. to deny the force, truth, or validity of; to refuse to allow… See the full definition

  3. DISALLOWED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of disallow 2. to say officially that something cannot be…. Learn more.

  4. DISALLOW definition: 1. to say officially that something cannot be accepted because it has not been done in the correct…. Learn more.

  5. Disallow definition: to refuse to allow; reject; veto. See examples of DISALLOW used in a sentence.

  6. DISALLOWED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of disallow 2. to say officially that something cannot be…. Learn more.

  7. When you disallow something, you prohibit it. Teachers usually disallow cell phones in their classrooms. You're most likely to come across the verb disallow in official or formal contexts, like a list of rules in a courtroom or within the wording of a law.

  8. If something is disallowed, it is not allowed or accepted officially, because it has not been done correctly.