disallow

English

Etymology

From Middle English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪsəˈlaʊ/
• Rhymes: -aʊ

Verb

disallow (third-person singular simple present disallows, present participle disallowing, simple past and past participle disallowed)

1. To refuse to allow

   The prisoners were disallowed to contact with a lawyer.

2. To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper

   The goal was disallowed because the player was offside.

   • 2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, BBC Sport:

     England will regard it as a measure of justice for Frank Lampard's disallowed goal against Germany in Bloemfontein at the 2010 World Cup - but it was also an illustration of how they rode their luck for long periods in front of a predictably partisan home crowd.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:prohibit

Related terms

• disallowance

Translations

to refuse to allow

• Bulgarian: забранявам (bg) (zabranjavam)
• Dutch: niet toestaan, verbieden (nl)
• Finnish: kieltää (fi), estää (fi)
• German: nicht erlauben

• Russian: запрещать (ru) (zapreščátʹ) impf., запретить (ru) (zapretítʹ) pf., не разрешать (ru) (ne razrešátʹ) impf., не разрешить (ru) (ne razrešítʹ) pf.
• Spanish: prohibir (es)
• Tok Pisin: tambuim (tpi)

to reject as invalid, untrue, or improper

• Bulgarian: отхвърлям (bg) (othvǎrljam), не приемам (bg) (ne priemam)
• Dutch: afkeuren (nl)
• Finnish: hylätä (fi)

• German: nicht anerkennen
• Russian: отвергать (ru) (otvergátʹ) impf., отвергнуть (ru) (otvérgnutʹ) pf., отклонять (ru) (otklonjátʹ) impf., отклонить (ru) (otklonítʹ) pf.
• Spanish: rechazar como inválido, falso ó improio (es)