disallow

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English disallowen, desallowen, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman desalouer, Old French desalöer. By surface analysis, dis- +‎ allow. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌdɪsəˈlæɔ/ Rhymes: -aʊ === Verb === disallow (third-person singular simple present disallows, present participle disallowing, simple past and past participle disallowed) To refuse to allow. To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper. (UK, law, historical) To overrule a colonial legislation by the sovereign-in-privy council. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:prohibit ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== disallowance ==== Translations ====