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