disallow

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
14
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ/
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/ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ/ · /ˌdɪsəˈlæɔ/

Definition of disallow

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. To refuse to allow.
    “The prisoners were disallowed to contact with a lawyer.”
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verb

  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.”
    “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.”
  3. (UK, historical)To overrule a colonial legislation by the sovereign-in-privy council.

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Etymology

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

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