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disallow

Pronunciation: /ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ/

The English word “disallow” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To refuse to allow.
  2. To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.
  3. To overrule a colonial legislation by the sovereign-in-privy council.

Etymology

From Middle English disallowen, desallowen, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman desalouer, Old French desalöer. By surface analysis, dis- + allow.

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