to disallow
16
3.9
- verb
- /ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ/
- Formal
:
prohibir
- Another teacher reported in prompt two that she was advised by her peers to disallow any violent writing.
- disallow claims
- law disallowing
That's because Fannie and Freddie have disallowed landlords from conducting evictions on on properties that have Fannie or Freddie loans on them.
- That's because Fannie and Freddie have disallowed landlords from conducting evictions on on properties that have Fannie or Freddie loans on them.
- It wants to, to disallow the, the the speech and opinions of its political opponents and of its well, well, can I clarify both of them?
- And in fact if you disallow rotations.
- And what I'm trying to do here is, you know, speak to people who have disallowed themselves from taking breaks to try to sell.
- They can disallow responsibility for it by diffusion and displacement of responsibility.
- There was this whole area that was disallowed me and it did not seem fair.
Examples
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Our framework would disallow private monopolies operating in the public sphere.
Academic text (2017) -
Instead, the governor, apparently of Ohio, is disallowing scientists from getting access to state parks.
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Your Honor, the People move to disallow this witness.
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And so we're going to disallow cycles of two kinds, right?
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Nor can the Assistant petition for appeal, except under an executive rule to disallow the request for assistance.
Academic text (1999) -
Many state and federal statutes disallow electronic service of process, lawyers say.
Academic text (2011) -
Universities can go farther by disallowing credit card marketing schemes on campuses.
Academic text (2013) -
Such being the case, I am instructing our comptroller to disallow all your Hawaiian expenses.
Fiction book (1993) -
Under the Code, unincurred clean-up costs may be disallowed altogether as contingent claims.
Academic text (1993) -
The university will disallow any external funding for projects that do not meet ethical guidelines.
Synonyms
839
1.9
Refuse to accept someone or something
716
1.7
To say no to a request or offer
484
1.4
To officially stop someone from doing something by law or rule
423
1.6
To refuse to let someone have something
312
2.9
Refuse an offer, invitation, or request
299
3.3
To officially say that something is not allowed by law
272
3.4
To say no politely to an offer or invitation
246
3.5
Decide that an idea, cause or option should not be considered
211
3.0
Order someone not to do something
156
4.0
To refuse to accept a decision, proposal, or law
55
7.2
To stop something from happening or make it impossible
15
8.0
To say no to an idea or plan
11
8.1
Officially say a decision or order is not valid
8
8.6
To forbid something by law or official rule
4
9.4
To stop someone or something by an official order
To make something not allowed by social rules
Antonyms
How Strict
- Formal
484
1.4
299
3.3
- Formal
16
3.9
361
3.1
531
1.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disallow is made from dis- meaning 'not' and allow meaning 'to let or permit'. So to disallow something is to 'not let' it — to refuse or officially forbid it.