Definitions

disallow

[dis-uh-lou] / ˌdɪs əˈlaʊ /

VERB

reject, prohibit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

forbid rebuff

STRONG

abjure cancel censor debar deny disavow disclaim dismiss disown embargo exclude kill nix proscribe refuse repudiate taboo veto withhold

WEAK

disacknowledge keep back pass on put down shut out zing

Antonyms

STRONG

OK accept acknowledge admit agree allow approve claim grant include permit sanction welcome

Example Sentences

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Disallow, dis-al-low′, v.t. not to allow: to refuse permission to: to deny the authority of: to reject.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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