disallow en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌdɪsəˈlæɔ/ (Australia)
Etymology
From Middle English disallowen, desallowen, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman desalouer, Old French desalöer. By surface analysis, dis- + allow.
Meanings
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To refuse to allow.
The prisoners were disallowed to contact with a lawyer.
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To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.
The goal was disallowed because the player was offside.
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.
2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport:
- (UK, historical) To overrule a colonial legislation by the sovereign-in-privy council.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disallows | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| disallowed | Number=Plur, Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| disallowed | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| disallowed | Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| disallowed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disallowed | Mood=Sub, Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| disallowed | Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| disallowed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| disallowing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disalloweth | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | archaic | lexicographic |
| disallowest | Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres | archaic | lexicographic |
| disallowedst | Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past | archaic | lexicographic |
| disallow | Number=Plur, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| disallow | VerbForm=Inf | lexicographic | |
| disallow | Mood=Sub, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| disallow | Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| disallow | Mood=Imp, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| disallow | Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
disallower · disallowability · disallowable
Relateds
Translations (16)
el απορρίπτω (to reject as invalid, untrue, or improper) · fi hylätä (to reject as invalid, untrue, or improper) · es rechazar como impropio (to reject as invalid, untrue, or improper) · el ακυρώνω (to reject as invalid, untrue, or improper) · nl afkeuren (to reject as invalid, untrue, or improper) · ru отве́ргнуть (to reject as invalid, untrue, or improper) · bg отхвърлям (to reject as invalid, untrue, or improper) · pl odrzucić (to reject as invalid, untrue, or improper) · es rechazar como inválido (to reject as invalid, untrue, or improper) · bg не приемам (to reject as invalid, untrue, or improper) · de nicht anerkennen (to reject as invalid, untrue, or improper) · ru отверга́ть (to reject as invalid, untrue, or improper) · sv döma bort (to reject as invalid, untrue, or improper) · ru отклони́ть (to reject as invalid, untrue, or improper) · es rechazar como falso (to reject as invalid, untrue, or improper) · ru отклоня́ть (to reject as invalid, untrue, or improper)