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disallow

verb
verb
BrE BrE//ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they disallow
BrE BrE//ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ//
 he / she / it disallows
BrE BrE//ˌdɪsəˈlaʊz//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌdɪsəˈlaʊz//
 past simple disallowed
BrE BrE//ˌdɪsəˈlaʊd//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌdɪsəˈlaʊd//
 past participle disallowed
BrE BrE//ˌdɪsəˈlaʊd//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌdɪsəˈlaʊd//
 -ing form disallowing
BrE BrE//ˌdɪsəˈlaʊɪŋ//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌdɪsəˈlaʊɪŋ//
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disallow something [often passive] (formal) to officially refuse to accept something because it is not valid to disallow a claim/an appeal The second goal was disallowed. The court will disallow evidence obtained through torture. compare allow (6) Oxford Collocations DictionaryDisallow is used with these nouns as the object: goal See full entry Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘disown, refuse to accept’): from Old French desalouer.
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