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disallow

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dis·al·low  (ds-lou)
tr.v. dis·al·lowed, dis·al·low·ing, dis·al·lows
1. To refuse to allow: "[The government] disallowed his aging and dying parents any reunion with their only child" (John Simon).
2. To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.

[Middle English disallowen, from Old French desalouer, to reprimand : des-, dis- + alouer, to approve; see allow.]

disal·lowa·ble adj.
disal·lowance n.

disallow [ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ]
vb (tr)
1. to reject as untrue or invalid
2. to cancel
disallowable  adj
disallowance  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.disallow - command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"
command, require - make someone do something
ban - prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure; "Smoking is banned in this building"
bar, debar, exclude - prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"
enjoin - issue an injunction
criminalise, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw, criminalize - declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S."
countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"

disallow
verb reject, refuse, ban, dismiss, cancel, veto, forbid, embargo, prohibit, rebuff, repudiate, disown, proscribe, disavow, disclaim, abjure He ruled that my testimony should be disallowed.
Translations
disallow [ˈdɪsəˈlaʊ] VT
1. [+ claim] → rechazar
2. (Ftbl) [+ goal] → anular
3. (Jur) [+ evidence] → desestimar, rechazar; [+ conviction] → anular, invalidar

disallow [ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ] vt
[+ decision, appeal, claim, legislation] → rejeter
(British) (FOOTBALL) [+ goal] → refuser

disallow
vt evidence, expensesnicht anerkennen; claimzurückweisen, nicht anerkennen; plan etcablehnen; (Sport) goalnicht anerkennen, nicht geben

disallow [ˈdɪsəˈlaʊ] vtrespingere (Ftbl) (goal) → annullare
disallow [ˈdɪsəˈlaʊ] vtrespingere (Ftbl) (goal) → annullare

disallow
v disallow [disəˈlau]
to refuse to allow (a claim etc). weier, afwys, verwerp, nie toestaan nie, van die hand wys, ongeldig verklaar يُنْكِر، يَرْفُض (حَق المُطالَبَه بِ) отхвърлям nedovolit, neuznat, zamítnout afvise; underkende nicht erlauben απορρίπτω, ακυρώνω rechazar tagasi lükkama اجازه ندادن؛ وارد ندانستن hylätä rejeter לִפסוֹל मानने से इनकार करना ne dopustiti, ne odobriti nem ismer el menolak vísa á bug respingere 許さない 허락하지 않다 atmesti, nepripažinti neatļaut menolak verwerpen avvise, forkaste odrzucać recusar a respinge отклонять neuznať zavrniti odbiti avvisa, inte tillåta ไม่อนุญาต izin vermemek, reddetmek 不同意 не визнавати; не допускати نا منظور کرنا không cho phép


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You totally disallow any similarity in the obligations; and may I not thence infer that your notions of the duties of the dancing state are not so strict as your partner might wish?
Those we took from the cities have been awarded; we cannot disallow the awards that have been made already.
 
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