Hypertext Webster Gateway: "disallow"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Disallow \Dis`al*low"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disallowed}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Disallowing}.] [Pref. dis- + allow: cf. OF.
desalouer, desloer, to blame, dissuade.]
To refuse to allow; to deny the force or validity of; to
disown and reject; as, the judge disallowed the executor's
charge.
To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed
indeed of men, but chosen of God. --1 Pet. ii.
4.
That the edicts of C[ae]sar we may at all times
disallow, but the statutes of God for no reason we may
reject. --Milton.
Note: This verb was sometimes followed by of; as, ``What
follows, if we disallow of this?'' --Shak. See {Allow}.
Syn: To disapprove; prohibit; censure; reject.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
disallow
v : command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"
[syn: {forbid}, {prohibit}, {interdict}, {proscribe}, {veto}]
[ant: {permit}, {permit}]
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